I’d say there is a big difference between SAR and TAL. While the items mentioned by Ditch are the same, the missions are totally different. Expect to be away from home at least 100 days a year in TAL. If you are deployed, which is a high probability right now, the deployments are 3 months in duration, so expect to be away for closer to 175 days or more a year. Many missions are last minute and sometimes you do not have a solid end date (Lentus, Renaissance). That being said, it is a great squadron and the flying is a lot of fun and challenging. You get to travel to all parts of the world and you are doing operational flying the majority of the time. Just a couple large scale exercises a year and average one or two local trainers a month.