hfbpilot,

My impression of how STV works was already pretty much what you said. It's basically TDY w/o the ability to go home on your days off. Doesn't help much if your spouse works, kids are in school, or if someone needs to be home to watch the house/pay the bills. Don't know about you, but it's been a long time since I've had a living situation where I could afford to completely check out for 1 -3 months.