For a guy who left Delta long ago, this thread brings back memories of my 2-on-5-off schedule and the days when any captain who couldn't turn a week of vacation into a month off needed to go back to bidding school.

Oh, my! How times change.

With a lot of hind-sight, it is clear that going for the cash burns QOL, while going for the QOL reaps both QOL and more money. Re-inventing the wheel....