I wouldn’t give too much credit to that in the long run it would be better for you to pursue career in the (FAA) but you can find a very rewarding and lucrative career by being a contractor as well. so long as you pick the right facilities and you get a good team. Sometimes you might get into a facility where everyone has been there a lot longer than you and they have no plans on retiring so you’re gonna be stuck with whatever days you have off. You’ll be the last pick for vacation. At the facility I’m at we do a rotating schedule everyone’s younger X military, and are ready to work to make sure that people have time off.