Originally Posted by
cal73
I just find it odd that vacation periods start on a Thursday. What's the reason for that? The instructions for bidding seem a little bloated. Its a simple concept right? Bidding. You ask for what you want, and you get what your seniority will allow. A Bid deep eh?
The reason vacation starts on a Thursday is because they use Jan 1 of the following year for the start date. Hence, 1/1/2015 is a Thursday. It's always been that goofy way.