17 days off with a handful of 1 or 2 days off between pairings isn't very impressive neither is living in Gainesville but hey to each their own. Also if you could hold captain in the 1900 why aren't you in it now? Why was the guy in your class finishing Saab IOE but others senior to him not? Before you paint a rosy picture tell ppl that a base closure is the reason he got an upgrade.