Hey all, I recently got selected as a CSO and I'm already thinking about the various airframes I could end up on and their opstempos. I don't personally mind one that deploys a little more often if I like the mission but my wife would obviously prefer I'm home. But it seems like the tempos don't vary that dramatically between platforms. Below are the various ones I could drop (though I understand this list will be smaller come drop night) and what I understand to be their tempos.
AFSOC -Gunships (deploy very often) -U-28 (slightly less often than gunships)
ISR -AWACS (not sure) -EC-130 (not very often, maybe the least of the list) -RC-135 (often) -WC/OC-135 (not sure) -JSTARS (often)
Mobility -C-130H (very often) -KC-135 (very often)
Fighter -Strike Eagle (not very often)
Bomber -Bone (somewhat often) -B-52 (often but regular)
Appreciate any insights!