Pros
None, aside from the naked fact of having a job versus continued unemployment
Cons
Mission Essential is without loyalty, honor or integrity in the treatment of its employees. Local PM are apparatchiki of the most odious Soviet standard, cowardly and without remorse, graduates of the "kick down, kiss up" school of management. ME has consistently the worst reputation among its legion ex-employees around DoD, better to avoid our resentful ranks altogether. Especially overseas, whether deployed or not, you will receive zero support from these piratical profiteers, and travel reimbursements made only grudgingly after many phone calls, fighting and arguing. Amateurish and exploitative, self-interested, and narcissistic, Mission Essential is your worst nightmare awaiting you in the field of U.S. Department of Defense contractor employment.