Originally Posted by
sailingfun
You can also easily get the 4th of July off as a junior line holder. Bid a 4 day trip on the first or 2nd of July. Leave the last few days of June open. After the July awards WS a trip at the end of June that kicks out the first trip in July. The June WS can’t be denied regardless of trip drops it creates in July.
Valid technique in principal, but need to recall that 1 Jul is actually part of the JUNE bid period. If your goal is WS, this won’t work (since a WS won’t be awarded if it conflicts with a current-month trip). Any such trip would need to start on/after *2* Jul.