A word of advice.

Try to get in class before January 1st. If you are in class during the holidays, you will get a few days off for Thanksgiving and Christmas. By next year at this time, you will be a line holder and will be able to SAP those days off. So, you will never have to work those holidays at PSA (unless you bid upgrade early and may be on Captain reserve).

Second, if you start class in 2016, you will get 2 weeks of vacation in 2017. Even if your class date is December 19th, you will get 2 weeks of vacation to use in 2017. That is a great benefit.