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Old 12th Feb 2005, 14:01
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Can anyone give me an update as to how life in Saudi is these days? I'm specifically interested in the BAe jobs at Riyadh on the PC9. How are the families coping? Are the children still being home-schooled? How has the security situation impacted on life?

I'm thinking of secondment, but accompanied - am I losing my marbles?

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Black Shadow, Check your PMs
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Old 13th Feb 2005, 13:31
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Conditions in Riyadh
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Same PM please

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Old 13th Feb 2005, 14:21
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Riyadh- Kitty litter tray in the sun!!!
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Old 14th Feb 2005, 20:59
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Snapdragon,

Thank you for the info.

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Old 15th Feb 2005, 06:43
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And again!
Oooh, ooh, me too please. Thanks in advance.
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Doesn't it say something about saudi, that a sensible and reasonable request for information about the living conditions cannot be answered in a public forum, but everyone has to PM each other for fear of incrimination. What a marvellous place, not for me I am afraid, they can stick their bucket of gold!
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Si-clik, yes it is a sad state of affairs, however if you want to get/keep a job it has nothing to do with ability, just keeping a clean slate.
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Snapdragon.

Info to me too please. Thanks.
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Another one
Wouldn't it be easier to make your own website? I would like the same info please.
Kind regards.
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Old 16th Feb 2005, 07:57
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If someone wants to pm or email anything to me for posting, feel free, I've got no connections to Forces, Saudis, or Tony B. Sad state of affairs when you have to worry about posting on an anonymous Forum. Better yet suppose you could send it to a Moderator for posting, probably someone retired.
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Old 17th Feb 2005, 14:25
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Discretion is the better part of valour..
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Old 17th Feb 2005, 16:31
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Bit of a bandwagon here but I'm interested too please. FJ, Hawk QFI qualled so a Hawk or PC9 flying job.
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Old 17th Feb 2005, 21:20
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Same interest as BN, please.
Also, has anyone got any top-tips on some of the other Hawk operators in the sun? My knowledge is limited to some horror stories from friends in Kuwait, but that's it; and nothing recent. Understand the money is less but a smaller bucket is req'd. Tempting if its safe for Mrs TM and the bin lids.

Much appreciated. Ta.
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Old 17th Feb 2005, 21:50
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taif?
similar theme, anybody have any gen on the ew ground school at Taif? thanks in anticipation
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Instead of everyone faffing around with PM's why don't you all just ask Warton for an information pack ?
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Old 18th Feb 2005, 11:15
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Can they PM it to me??
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Old 18th Feb 2005, 11:23
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C'mon Snapdragon grow a set! I was truthful on this site when I was flying there. No need to think the Saudi's are going to be reading this site as that would mean they would have to put effort into something!
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Alternatively, check out the thread, " More Fun and Games in the Magic Kingdom " you should get the gist of things from reading that.
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Old 18th Feb 2005, 19:37
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Saudi Info?
Alternately, go to

www.projectay.co.uk (BAE SYSTEMS site)

Plenty of contact no.s there for each specialiastion

regards to all,

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