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Old 02-07-2020 | 11:33 AM
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What do vacations look like for the first few years?

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Old 02-07-2020 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by wankel7
What do vacations look like for the first few years?

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Sept-early Nov or January-April.
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Old 02-07-2020 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by CBreezy
Sept-early Nov or January-April.
What does a typical vacation block of time look like?
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Old 02-07-2020 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by wankel7
What does a typical vacation block of time look like?
All vacation is 7 days starting Sun. There are caveats to duration and start days.
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Old 02-09-2020 | 03:01 PM
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Learn how to use Individual Vacation days and vacation rebid and slide. You can drastically improve your vacation. Also you can always drop without pay or bid reserve and stack off days into some “vacation” time. Lots of ways to get the time you need.
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Originally Posted by weasil
you can always drop without pay or bid reserve and stack off days into some “vacation” time. Lots of ways to get the time you need.

This is not true.......in my category anyway. Coverage “awards” and Min Reserve Days generally prohibit this especially weekends or holidays. YMMV.






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Old 02-09-2020 | 08:32 PM
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I have always received 1-2 weeks late aug/early sep. I haven’t had issues.


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Which category? 12+ years at Delta and I’ve never been awarded a JUN-AUG vacation. I bid that as primary every year. This year I’m above 50% and thought for sure this would be it but it’s a leap year so vacations were all gummed up.
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Originally Posted by notEnuf
Which category? 12+ years at Delta and I’ve never been awarded a JUN-AUG vacation. I bid that as primary every year. This year I’m above 50% and thought for sure this would be it but it’s a leap year so vacations were all gummed up.
I have gotten summer vacation since year 2, I also never left the 88.
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Originally Posted by AlphaBeta
I have gotten summer vacation since year 2, I also never left the 88.
How many days off did you have for your vacations?
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