1. ASA
2. 70%
3. Never had vacation without being on reserve, but got 22 days off in a row on my PBS practice bid with one week of vacation.
4. Got my 3rd and 4th preference on this PBS bid so yes
5. So far PBS has been great. Way more flexibility than line bidding. ASA had 3 transition days at the beginning of the month(I understand XJT has 6!) that is finally gone with PBS. I feel with PBS you can get a better schedule than line bidding while it takes less time to bid.