To be fair, a lot of that has to do with the decision not to hire in 2013. Quite a few understaffed categories, rolling thunder easily attainable for even middle-seniority reserve bidders. You look at the senior reserve bidders, and everyone has the first 2 weeks of the month off. They're not planning on sitting a single day of actual reserve.

That said, I agree with Scoop that ALV+15 wasn't nearly the concession that 30 vs 31 day summer months were.