Would you go to Iraq for a year and be paid $200k?
metra: You're not giving us the alternatives. From how you've described it, the opportunity sounds great.But we don't know much about your current working situation. From what you have written, I assume that the other alternative you have pay (considerably?) <$200K. We don't know anything else about your current job. Thus it's tough to say NO because there's really only one choice that you've presented.So without knowing much about your best alternatives, I'll leave you with this piece of advice. When considering a new job, consider 1. the people, 2. the position, 3. the salary and 4. the company. And place a big emphasis on numbers 1 and 2 rather than 3 and 4.Also, the other guys are right - it does sound like you're very excited. I'm only hesitant to say "Go for it!" because I don't know anything about what it's like in Iraq. I'm all for new experiences but I wouldn't be able to recommend something I had no clue about.