Comments on: KBR Employee Held At Al Asad For Military Court Martial

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:49:43 +0000

He plead guilty and was sentenced to two years. Not nearly enough as far as I’m concerned.

http://mssparky.com/2010/01/kbr-rapist-david-breda-sentenced-to-two-years/

By: justcurious

justcurious — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:46:17 +0000

Ms, Sparky, what was the verdict of the trial?

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:49:06 +0000

David Breda pleads guilty

http://mssparky.com/2009/10/former-kbr-employee-david-breda-pleads-guilty/

By: hardtowatch

hardtowatch — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:25:32 +0000

loki96, lestberealaboutthings and mytwocents have had opportunities to see how KBR operates upclose. To all of you,,,,when you were in orientation in Houston, running through the drill with the gas masks, the nbc suits and listening to how great KBR is, could you have imagined experiencing the backstabbing, poor management, nepotism and cronyism that actually went on once you got to your jobsite? Really, didn’t you have a clue when you looked around the rest of that big room and saw all of the knuckleheads and illiterates (most of them). I sure did. So, when I got to my jobsite, it was absolutely no surprise. Many strange things occured:
—Women who talked of a happy family in orientation, but got on the job started a relationship within the second month, with other KBR employees and military.
—Managers who hired unqualified family members.
Backstabbing and planting evidence to get others fired.
—Procurement personnel taking kickbacks from local vendors….MANY !
—managers who take kickbacks from procurement..SCOTT MOUNT at CAMP VICTORY ring a bell?
Scott Mount personally got a HUGE kickback from a local company that provided beds for Camp Blackjack, the beds were for kids,,all 6,000 of them, when a soldier sat on them, they collapsed, buckled. so, my carpenters had to reinforce 6,000 beds with wood, and we gave the beds back to the soldiers,,,,broken metal beds with wood screwed in the sides,,,LOL,,,sad, but true.
—Lazy employees who stay in their rooms all day….MANY !
—women who sleep with management for promotions…MANY !
—double standards by management.
Too many stories to recount.

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 21:58:11 +0000

Here’s a Breda update:

Breda is scheduled to go on trial November 16th, 2009

By: MistaAlAsad

MistaAlAsad — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:54:28 +0000

This is to that idiot Loki96! This is Mitch and I don’t know where you got your info from but I had nothing to do with planting any porn in J’s room! I found out who and how they did it after J was gone. I wished I would have known before she left because I wouldn’t let her get fired like that. Who knows what she has to go home to, what kind of bills she has, debt, kids, family to take care of. I would never change someones life like that! Yeah she was mean as hell but it was a fair mean. She treated everyone the same and she didn’t play favorites. When it was work it was work and I understood that being of prior service so I didn’t have a problem with her being strict. She did great thing with MWR. Made shit happen. So u cowards stop hiding behind these ghost user names and say who you are. MITCH!!!

Ms Sparky’s Response:
Thanks for stepping up!

By: kbr_seii_employee

kbr_seii_employee — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:07:16 +0000

allhands, you need to wake up and smell the coffee brother. Us contractors fall under the discipline of the military, just as FYI said. I hope you don’t get caught doing something against the GO1, because they might not release you to KBR. And remember that you could always be handed over to the Iraqi courts, and that is why no one wants to work in the green zone anymore.

Ms Sparky’s Response:
OMG!!! I think we finally agree on something!

By: FYI

FYI — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:00:19 +0000

allhands said,on September 9th, 2009 at 2:03 am i do not think the Militarty has any right to lock any civillian up, without the proper , so called “hearings” weather your guilty or not,or legal system just does not work that way and the UCMJ is not enforcable on civillians.

UCMJ does apply to civilians:

On October 17, 2006 the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) was amended to extend UCMJ jurisdiction over persons serving with or accompanying U.S. armed forces in the field in time of declared war or contingency operation (references (a) and (b)). Since then, commanders have had available this additional UCMJ disciplinary authority.

http://www.thespywhobilledme.com/Docs/UCMJ_Contractors.pdf.pdf

Ms Sparky’s Response:
Thank you for this info.

By: allhands

allhands — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:03:41 +0000

i do not think the Militarty has any right to lock any civillian up, without the proper , so called “hearings” weather your guilty or not,or legal system just does not work that way and the UCMJ is not enforcable on civillians..On another note does anyone know about the days off policy, who get to make it up and change it,m we used to have progressive discipline, now it jsut a days off sentrence and you are not allowed ot put it on an RR, not paid anyway, after 80 hrs. So, why do we as employess sit and accept al the crap and why does not anyone appeal the days off one might get a write up for same thing another gets time off 3 days or 7 days seems to be ever changing, as long as this type of manaagement pratice is in place as longa s HR sit by and watches, KBR wil not retain any of the good quality people they need. Well so much for being fair and welcone to the world of i bet you cant get a job at home…It diffcult,and why its accepted who knows…ohh well gotta go check to make sure im in compliant wiht everything we need to be compliant wiht you know hat laynard, etc..always the small stuff..what the next ..”change” to policy, who knows…..drive carefully and no more downloading ..they are watching that too hahaha

Ms Sparky’s Response:
Evidently the UCMJ does apply to civilians. But my question is….why is it not enforce consistently. I think there is still too much subjective enforcement. I would like to know if any KBR manager has every been subject to the UCMJ? Probably not.

By: Fluor Foreman

Fluor Foreman — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:27:31 +0000

FAVE you are working on a military base they have every right to lock you up all i have to say is general order #1

By: FAVE

FAVE — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:37:32 +0000

The actions of the 3MAW command do not surprise me ! This command is known for trying to njp/court martial individuals with less than 30 days of service left in their contract. This gentlemen is not the first to suffer from this command and he won’t be the last! Makes me wonder? If it was a different wing would this even happen? Here’s some food for thought, If a civilian is subject to this type of treatment, imagine a MARINE!

Ms Sparky’s Response:
That seems pretty harsh to me. I wonder what their agenda is? But then again, I’m not military.

By: The Tonight Show

The Tonight Show — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:09:59 +0000

Amazing!!!

By: .....

..... — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:15:19 +0000

Does anyone have any info on if the PM for the B Sites was involved? He supposedly got his promotion from Area Lead at D&F after the three women he was dating got into a cat fight. So KBR with all of its corporate professionalism promoted and transferred him. In the real world he would have been terminated for conduct unbecoming of an officer of a corporation and not been eligible for rehire. (yes that is terminology for the public sector) Any info might be helpful to show a pattern of disregard for the law when it comes to protecting employees with “special privileges.” The B Sites were not the only ones to receive these special individuals via this type of transfer process.

By: letsberealaboutthings

letsberealaboutthings — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:59:43 +0000

It’s obvious that so many people think that they know the real story. So many people feel the need to tell what they think they know. First, off I am the supervisor that was terminated for having porn. Yes, that was my fault and I am certainly not blaming ANYONE for that. I went quietly not blaming a sole for what I had in my possession. Yes, several staff members knew I had the porn, they also came and watched it, and also while they watched it they were sipping another no-no…alcohol!! So please don’t try to act like an angel, everyone got away with so much for a very long time and probably still are!! What I do have a complaint about is how David Breda was completely out of his mind. When he arrived to Al Asad he tried to get into my pants as well as several other staff members there, was that sexual harassment? Of coarse; did anyone report it? No, our fault.
Upon me leaving, and packing…. MORE porn was found (that didn’t belong to me) and it was found after the initial search. It was planted there and it was planted by David and other staff members to include a security employee that David was sleeping with! How do I know, because the girl in security fessed up once she left the camp! She said that David was hell bent on getting me out of there. But I was already on my way out when he planted the porn. The staff during that time was filled with so many people; ex-military personal to be exact that could give a crap about why were truly there. Most of them hated me because I made them actually earn the 80 grand they were making!! As far as Rachel is concerned; no she isn’t an angel (NONE of the female MWR staff was!!!) but that doesn’t give that crazy bastar% the right to go and touch her and harass her. When Rachel told me what David did, it didn’t surprise me; however I was glad to hear that he was finally on his way out!! Believe me there were only a couple people on that staff that I can say did the “right” thing everyday, went to work and went home; however there were many of us that didn’t follow the rules and I am including myself. If you two are still working there, then that is a prime example of how people get away with breaking the rules ever day and still collecting your 80 or 90 grand. A lot of good people with the mission at hand got let go everyday for breaking the rules and no one is making excuses. However, the ones that could give a damn are still there, doing the same things and making people’s lives a living hell. David Breda was a cancer and he deserves everything he gets! So “mytwocentsworth” and “beentheredonethat08″, you have so much to say, but never said a word to help protect anyone on camp. But then again, why would you? With the exception of a couple people on that staff, the rest were all idiots, money hungry, conniving people that will all get what they deserve in the end! ME? My life couldn’t be more perfect! THANKS!!

Ms Sparky’s Response:
Thanks for your candor and honesty. I am pretty positive there are only a handful of people who didn’t do ANYTHING they could have gotten fired for in Iraq if the wrong person caught them. Me included. Thanks for telling the story from your perspective.

By: letsberealaboutthings

letsberealaboutthings — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:30:16 +0000

I have several comments on above “statements”.

By: mytwocentsworth

mytwocentsworth — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:12:09 +0000

yes , i was there through out all of the madness .i will say i hate you got caught up in the mixture of it all

Ms Sparky’s Response:
With all the issues at Al Asad that place sounds like it has problems.

By: Ex-Expat

Ex-Expat — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:11:46 +0000

Mytwocents-

Were you there when Justin was MWR manager? I was one of the IT guys in Ramadi when MWR went batshiat last year. Also during that time was when the IT Dept got thrown into an uproar. My firing was connected to the vendetta Baghdad management had against Darrin P (IT FAM)

Ms Sparky’s Response:
Would love to hear more about that.

By: mytwocentsworth

mytwocentsworth — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:20:04 +0000

DAVID BREDA WAS CRAZY!!!!!!!!ASK THE PEOPLE THAT KNEW HIM .

By: Baboo Remembers

Baboo Remembers — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:30:34 +0000

Corrine Hurbach was fired for emailing porn in Afghanistan as well. She climbed the ladder by turning people in for everything under the sun. One security guard was fired for stealing from the first KBR employee who passed away on the job in 04, whose possessions were in transport. This was when HR had qualified people, before it took a nosedive into the burn pit. There are numerous accounts of employee’s walking the line and not performing or adhering to the rules. Some electricians were fired for “insubordination” when they brought code issues and wouldn’t perform the work without written authorization for their supervisors.

By: LadyJ

LadyJ — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:51:54 +0000

Ms Sparky I’m just curious to know if any of these concerns and comments being sent to Congress about KBR’s wrong doings.This can’t continue.

Ms Sparky’s Response:
The Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chaiired by Senator Dorgan D-ND is running a series of investigations into Contracting Waste Fraud and Abuse in Iraq. And the House Committee on Oversights and Government Reform has had some very powerful and fruitful hearings about KBR. We are going to just keep “pokin’ at em’”. The July 11, 2008 Senate DPC Hearing is the one on Solider Electrocutions. And the July 30th or 31st, 2008 House Committee on OGR were very interesting.