I'd love to hear from some of you single seaters about why you wanted to be single seaters. I can understand that there would be a great sense of accomplishment etc...from completing a mission alone...but was that why? Did you want the legacy Hornet?
There are pluses and minuses to each.
I wanted single seat because I was advised by some senior guys I respected to go that way. Some of their reasons were: fulfillment, the hornet can accomplish 99% of its missions (to varying degrees of success) single seat, it may provide a more cohesive squadron environment or comraderie (everyone is on the same page/mindset), it suited my personality (I don't like it when people "jump in my cockpit"), and I tend to do better and have better SA without the extra dialogue and being able to control everything.
I wanted Charlie's because of the legacy/history, being exempt from IFR missions (more tactical flying), a probably inaccurate perception of having a earlier chance to transition to the JSF, a chance to go to the RAG in the Whale's Vagina, and because of the guarantee of single seat.
Again, there are pluses and minuses to each. I'll let someone more knowledgeable speak to their reasons for the Rhino. After flying about 100 hours in the C, I will admit that the biggest negatives to Charlies are that it would be nice to fly newer jets, to not have to read some of the recurring Charlie Hazreps due to the jet's fatigue/age, and to have someone padlock the bandit for me.
In the end, I think we're comparing apples to apples, and that most people would sh!t a brick to get in either jet.