Kronan,
I'm really just talking about moving any R day. Maybe moving one from the end of the block to the front, or vice versa. Nothing that creates a single day, that doesn't even get to CRS..
My guess is that if almost all R days are short manned (probably the manning model that you spoke of). Therefore you can't move anything, because it would cause a greater shortage on the day that you want to change even though the day you move it to also has a shortage... Sounds ridiculous???
I agree that the only way to move anything is to call your ACP. I haven't done this and probably won't unless it is absolutely essential to have a certain day off. It really shouldn't be this hard. Unreasonably denied? It's hard to quantify that....