This has probably been answered, and if so just point me in the direction of that thread. I understand on deployments of course you are away from your family. However, during workups id it just long hours of work and you still get to be with you family or are you away from your family during that time as well?
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Deployments and Workups
- Thread starter Byrdman
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For a carrier pilot/NFO workups means back and forth to sea for a few weeks at a time off and on for the 6 months prior to deployment.
Also don't forget to toss in early on a carrier air wing det to fallon and possibly typewing dets such as El Centro weapons dets and/or CQ dets prior to deployment.
Then there's deployment....6 or more months in a row.
Also don't forget to toss in early on a carrier air wing det to fallon and possibly typewing dets such as El Centro weapons dets and/or CQ dets prior to deployment.
Then there's deployment....6 or more months in a row.
Jedj
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Work up cycles depend on the community but are generally the same. Tac air does SFARP first, which is somewhat fun, and then the pain starts after that. In a lot of ways workups are worse than cruise, simply because you are home then away...constantly. Regardless of how you slice it though, it is a lot of work, at least from my community, and I imagine every community is the same. Strike planning sucks, and it is longer and more involved than I care to explain. however, you do get a decent amount of flight time and it is a great learning experience in the end.
