Originally Posted by
sailingfun
You can IVD, APD, PD and or WS in the previous month to cause a drop. You an bid at least one summer vacation. You can slide vacation. You can structure your initial pbs bid to force a low time award. You can place trips as just pick up on the swap board. You can place trips as qualified drops in DBMS. All of the above failing would be rare.
If you know a month and a half ahead, it is easier but not a guarentee. I have never held a summer vacation week, only <30% can hold those because of the limited number. Less than 3 weeks out no way you can drop a trip, they are all 4 or 5 days and most likely touch a weekend.