Originally Posted by
busdriver12
"Try to retire on the first day of the next calendar month, don't worry about the bid month. It is very beneficial"
But you have to work that bid month prior. I'm not sure what the benefit is, if you just get paid for what you work.
The way I read it was that he should retire on the first day of the month with the trip in question. Then he gets paid for the entire month without working any of it.