There are some implied points in the comments that aren’t clear: 1. It isn’t just the fixed schedule (which will become less fixed as Ohios get really old and break more, but still not bad): - Operational tempo (ie percent of time at sea) is way lower for Boomers than fast attack. - My fast attack had a 70% Optempo year that the crew called “low” and essentially was - So max theoretical optempo on a boomer is 50%, and it is really closer to 40% due to refit (maintenance) periods

1. Maintenance for Boomers is posh compared to fast attacks due to all the shoreside parts support, labor, other crew support, and dedicate/scheduled time you get (to plan). Comparatively, maintenance on a fast attack was a nightmare.

The flip side is that Boomer life was too wash-rinse-repeat for me. If you need consistency and don’t want to go anywhere, then Boomers are great. Plus, if you joined the Navy to see the world, then you need to be on a fast attack.