Fellas,
With the March bid closing fast, this topic came up among my classmates currently going through upgrade...I was told to bid Max BLG with no carry over for next month, after that bid so that all my trips fall during the first part of the month so as to be off for the rest of the month after IOE. Obviously I'm trying to maximize pay and days off after training.

Or should I bid Max BLG with carry over first and then bid lines that deconflict with my C/O the following month while protecting min days off?

How do VTO and reserve lines play into all of this?

Thanks in advance,
SG