Dan;
Don't forget to tell them that we get to work on the holiday for the most part and get paid for them. We don't actually usually get them off. As to the vacation days, it depends on how long you have worked for the govt. You start out getting four hours of leave a pay period (every two weeks.) It then goes up to six hours a pay period after (I think) five years, and then to eight hours a pay period after 15 years. The sick leave comes in four hour incriments every pay period. The FAA however frowns on you actually using it...
regards
Scott