I had a 6 day block of vacation in January with 2 days of recurrent ground and a 1 day PC, and a 7 Day block of vacation in May. I was able turn that into 28 days off in January (only had my 3 days of training), and 24 days off in May. I was bidding around middle of FO list in DEN at the time! The 5 day trips that leave Domicile on the first leg and don't come back till the last make vacation bidding awesome! I also recommend taking some vacation during your training month!