We owe the company 17 days per month...therefore, we get 13 days off in a 30-day month, and 14 days off in a 31-day month. Because February only has 28 (and 29 in a leap year), they rob 1/31 and 3/1 and make January, February, and March, 30-day months.

There is no such luxury as "holy days"...you just have to bid it off and hope you get it.

Living near a base is obviously the ideal situation for us, but that does not necessarily give you any rights over scheduling and bidding, since seniority is the governing factor here. It is your choice to commute to a base, and it is your choice to live near a base. If your seniority can hold a line, a reserve block, and the "x" days that you want...then that is what you get.