Originally Posted by
RockyBoy
Any PB days you have in the bank in Dec go to supp vacation days. You can't use 2014 PB days to drop anything in Jan. One of the dumbest rules we have.
First sentence is true. Second sentence
not true. You can still drop stuff Jan-Mar using PB days; it just takes a bit more legwork to get it done. From the Scheduling Reference Handbook:
Q: What happens to my payback days if they are not used in the current year?
A: If the days have not been used prior to January 1, they will automatically be converted to supplemental (SUPP) vacation days to be used in the subsequent vacation year. If you wish to use the days in January, February, or March, you may enter a request for a personal drop, and then contact a Crew Scheduling supervisor to have the days of the personal drop converted to payback days, if desired.