Yes, I have been along the Arizona and New Mexico borders.

I know folks who would jump at a chance to do this: per diem, nowhere to spend money anyway, so suck up all the OT you can, it's not forever.

It's like summer camp - yeah, it's hot (without the AC that these guys will get every chance they can), dusty and maybe buggy, but no kid wants to miss it - especially if your allowance piles up while you are away. The ordinary rules are relaxed, you're outside your normal management oversight, in fact, you're in a situation where oversight and accountability are going to be minimal at best - there will be people who want this.

I've taken worse short-term assignments for long-term gain.