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You are correct about the mil leave lowering the target ALV to the point where you can get a line junior to where you normally would. One of the guys in my pad, NYC 7er, does just that. I was speaking with him yesterday about this very subject.
He just projects out his mil leave and hopes the decrease in ALV will get him a line. Warning to this technique*** if you do not get a line all your * and X days will go over your mil leave days and you will have effectively destroyed your time with dash 2.
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