SK-8,
1)No lay overs in Afghanistan/Iraq
2)Not sure, but you might wanna fly as much as possible... $$$
3)Boss man threats you like $hit, but ignore him, he's a harmless clown.
4)Don't believe there's a binding contract, some have bailed on a 24h notice.
To answer your last question, it would fall into the lower end of the scale.
Other then that, don't believe it's a bad outfit, just not my "cup of tea" so to speak. PM me if you need feed back from some of the guys who are there and were there.