Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
TAD/TDY numbers are irrelevant for the USAF. It all depends on what job you have and what AEF you support. For those in a high demand, low density aircraft, you just continously deploy. But, once you get home, you get your 4 days off and then go back TDY to fly some stupid mission around the world.
So true, that is the boat I was in and it does wear on you... gone constantly only to break up your two months home with TDYs\Exercises\etc. Sadly, the AF makes it very difficult to rotate out of these assignments into low ops tempo assignments to catch a breather for you and your family. Ultimately this drives good people out who might otherwise take a few years in a training unit to gladly return to the fight in a high tempo unit after the break. Just my .02!