Originally Posted by
Adlerdriver
Bidding reserve with vacation isn't myopic. It's a good plan if you have the flexibility to actually be in MEM on reserve for the days you don't knock out. Especially if your vaca is at the beginning of the month and you get leveled for it.
One positive point (and it's only a small positive) of the new CBA is that vacation anywhere in the month now counts for leveling. One no longer has to use strategery to plan where to bid vacation during reserve months.