True, last month my time away from base was 376.7 hours. Compare that to 160 hours for a regular 9-5 job, well you see what I mean.

Time away from base means time away from family, and making more income.
Duty time(time from report to release) I figured was around 165 hours. 15 nights in hotel beds, figure 8 hrs of sleep for those nights = 120 hrs. 165 hours duty time and 120 hours of sleep = 285 total productive time. 376-285=91 hrs.
So for 91 hours last month I sat in a hotel room by myself awake.
Total time at a hotel was 211 hours+/- shuttle van time. Also this does not include time sitting around between flight's at the airport.

91 hours of wasted time.

None of this time includes commuting.
So If I add the duty time 165 hrs, to the unproductive time 91 hrs, that = 256 hrs divide that by 35, my hourly rate, you get 13.67 dollars an hour. Remember that I took out 120 hours for sleep.
Worth all the sacrifice? You be the judge.

91 hours in one month is a lot of time, thats more than 2 weeks for a regular 9-5 job. Figure that as over time for a regular job, that would be a nice check.