Originally Posted by higney85

CNO's on mocks used to be normal. Sometimes they occur, but it was found that some bidding CNO's wanted to see a mock prior to being blocked out. In the end? CNO's count toward reserve numbers in the overall numbers, so the main premise is to let everyone see what they can get and where reserve hits, and adjust for the final in best-case lines for each pilot in the seat. It was found that some would withdraw CNO bids and reserve would hit folks who thought they had lines, which skewed expectations. That may or may not make sense. In the end, (yes, bids are closed..) but bid what you want and not what you think you can hold and if close to reserve bid in both reg/reserve with CDO/CNO as you see fit. The "group of uncertainty" will always remain between the 3 bid scopes and CNO at the bottom end of base seniority. Bid accordingly going forward if in the "wave of what you might hold".