1. 12 days off in a 30 day month and 13 in a 31 day month. You get 8 immovable days, 4 designated by you and 4 by the company except for the monthly transition.

2. I would not worry about being on reserve too long. Average right now is two month, with the anticipated hiring just about to happen that might even go down. I just got a line for Nov after being out of training for 2 months.

3. It is pretty accurate. The guys/gals that are upgrading right now are around mid '01 hires, but hopefully that is just about to change.

Good Luck