Originally Posted by Marko

New hires may be required to be on the CC72 for several months before permitted to bid another schedule. This happens any time you train into a new fleet as well. 7&7 is technically not known a year in advance. Your vacations are the only sacred protected off days on that schedule until the monthly is published. Technically, any month could contain a training event and cause a work week shift. It has seriously upset those with big plans on their off days in the past. The trick is to make sure your big plans are only made for vacation periods.