I don’t really see what the hullabaloo is here. People need to bid for what that want, NOT something that strategically mathematically possibly grammatically may happen.

You want the whole month off? Bid VIL, you got it! (Assuming senior enough.)
You want to fly? Bid a line! (You get it if you’re senior enough.)
You want to be on reserve (knowing how crappy some aspects are), bid it!

I fail to see why people are so ****ed because some lucked out who chose to fly. And, fwiw, I am by no ways senior in my bid status....