Deployment rates

[Shmack]

I know that deployment rates depend on the squadron; but is there any way that anyone can answer the average deployment rate of a Maintenance Officer?

 

[jus2mch]

What the heck is a deployment rate? Are you asking about per-diem or something?

 

[magnetfreezer]

Deployment rate is AF speak for how often/how long you are deployed/overseas.

 

[HH-60H]

I know that deployment rates depend on the squadron; but is there any way that anyone can answer the average deployment rate of a Maintenance Officer?

Are you asking about being away from home or actually being deployed?

If you are assigned to a carrier based squadron it's the same as a pilot or NFO. For HSL, VP, etc. I would guess that it is much less. I think you can also be assigned to carriers as an AMDO, if so the "rate of deployment" is the same as in the squadron, but the time at sea is much higher.

 

[2sr2worry]

The Fleet Response Plan (FRP) cycle drives the deployment tempo. The basic FRP design says that in a 27 month period, the ship/air wing combination goes through a six-month maintenance phase, a three month basic (unit training) phase and a three month intermediate (integrated training/air wing Fallon) phase, after which the ship/air wing becomes surge ready and enters the sustainment phase (15 months). Deployment(s) are designed to occur anywhere in the 15 month sustainment cycle. Finally, in NAVADMIN 051/07 the CNO revised deployment doctrine and replaced turn-around ratio with dwell time. Good overview of this concept at:

http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=28461

Bottom line: The business end of what we do occurs haze, gray, and underway.

 

[Shmack]

Thanks for the info. That is really good information.