Originally Posted by
deadseal
Does anyone know the answer:
Cat is 4-99-4
You have 4 days on call at the EOM. If you P/D the first of the 4, will next months bid force you to have 4 consecutive days on call? Or will the computer recognize the original schedule with the required block of on call (4 days).
Thanks!
You're never forced to complete an incomplete grouping of days in a subsequent bid month, but if you get adjacent days in the subsequent month, they have to follow the rules. So if in your example you PD'd TWO days, PBS would only give you two or more touching days. Some guys bid small sets or singular days at the end of the bid period without "completing the grouping" in the next month to minimize exposure to longer reserve trip assignments.
PBS will not look at your previous month's award (pre-PD), it will look at the truth data it has at the time.