The purpose is to allow a pilot the option to attempt to have a regular line award by breaking apart his vacation. He is still restricted to the LCW just like every other pilot. If this were not possible, he may be forced to reserve and a pilot junior may be able to have a line built that does not conflict with those vacation days. Where as the pilot who uses VA may now have a line, his ability to pick up time may now be severely limited due to the fact that VAC days are now sprinkled about his monthly schedule and you cannot under any case be assigned or pick up flying that conflicts with vacation. That is the opposite of your assertion that guys will be able to pack time in by using this feature.

This will not cost jobs.