I have vacation (7 days) in November and I was thinking about bidding reserve for next month. I was looking in the contract at the reserve vacation extension procedures and this is what it says:
The maximum extension shall be determined by the following formula:
Maximum Extension = ({[(Number of vacation days (as awarded or slid) in the bid period multiplied by 6) + 6] * R-day value} rounded down) minus the number of originally scheduled vacation days in the bid period.
Example: A pilot has a 7 day vacation period in a bid period in which the R-day value is 4:36. The maximum extension is
{[(7 x 6) +6] * 4.600} - 7
= [(42 + 6) * 4.600] - 7
= (10.434 rounded down) - 7
= 10 - 7 = 3.
So... I'm no rocket surgeon and my small western military school education has long since faded, but... using the formula in the contract I get:
{[(7 * 6) + 6] * 4.62} - 7 =
{[42 + 6] * 4.62} - 7 =
{48 * 4.62} - 7 =
221 - 7 =
214
So, the contract is saying that I can extend my vacation 214 days next month... looks like I'm taking the next 7 months off...
Enjoy peak without me this year, fellas!!! See you in May... suckers!!!