What is it like being an OC/T? Would I be home every night or would I be in the field for weeks straight?

You learn a TON. Especially if you do it pre command. You can make an entire playbook of what does or doesn't work, and have it with you when you get ready for a rotation somewhere. Highly recommend. Depends on where you go as to how often you will be in the field. Every night home? No. A lot of nights? Maybe. Depends on what is going on. If you are shadowing a Platoon in the box you are probably working 24 on 24 off. Maybe 24 on 48 off depending on how many other O3s are on your team.

Depends on the OC coverage plan your team comes up with based on the RTUs mission cycle. I cannot tell you what the MPs cycle is since i am a AR/IN PLT OC and our coverage plan is different. But as an AR/IN PLT OC ive done day in/day out of the box and ive also dont 2 days in the box and 1 day out, just because my team was short handed and had to have coverage. Again there is no cookie cutter OC coverage plan for coverage but it is flexible.

OC/Ts senior folks SSG and above, and post command CPTs. Very good experience. This is the most doctrine you will read and understand far beyond captains career course. You will be vastly ahead of your peers with doctrine. Lots of TDY. I would say all of my TDY has been in a hotel room or very comfortable barracks. Your schedule depends on the units for assisting. You could be gone for 2 days, then gone for 2 weeks, just depends. Lots of time off when your back.

I am at Camp Atterbury, Indiana in 157 IN under 1st Army. Very large organization as far as quantity of officers. I looked at ROTC, Recruiting command, etc. It's no sham in taking a knee after command. OCing is very rewarding and fun.