TSA is everything people make it out to be.......horrible. I have several friends still there and they define the term miserable. They base in STL and RIC, and if your based at STL you will be doing hotel reserve at RIC. Pay per hour is comperable, but other companies offer other things such as better scheduling, stock options, and a reputation. Look around a little more and building your time. Uncle Hooley is just not worth it.
BTW: Waterski comes from Ozark Airlines, which flew from STL to AIZ (lake ofthe Ozarks)