I am pretty sure that they are not awarded until the day prior.

Scoop

The day prior. You come after in base pilots and reserves with a yellow slip or regular reserves the company has available.

[QUOTE=sailingfun;2238277]The day prior. You come after in base pilots and reserves with a yellow slip or regular reserves the company has available.[/QUOTE

Essentially you cut someone out of a GS, except for another out of base WSer.

[QUOTE=Dirtdiver;2238284]And if you haven't hit the GS trigger, not filling up with said OOBWS could cut yourself out of a GS.

Here are some others - many of whom wouldn't want the trip - who would also cut out the GS:

7. Out-of-base long call reserve pilots (by base, within RUO)
8. Out-of-base short call reserve pilots (by base, within RUO)
9. Long call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would extend into their regular line day(s)-off (in category, within least intrusion groupings, by RAW value)
10. Short call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would extend into their regular line day(s)-off (in category, within least intrusion groupings, by RAW value)
11. Out-of-base long call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would extend into their regular line day(s)-off (by base, within least intrusion groupings, by RAW value) 12. Out-of-base short call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would extend into their regular line day(s)-off (by base, within least intrusion groupings, by RAW value) 13. Long call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would create a conflict with their regular line rotation(s) (in category, within least disruption groupings, by RAW value)
14. Short call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would create a conflict with their regular line rotation(s) (in category, within least disruption groupings, by RAW value)
15. Out-of-base long call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would create a conflict with their regular line rotation(s) (within least disruption groupings, by RAW value)
16. Out-of-base short call reserve pilots for whom the assignment would create a conflict with their regular line rotation(s) (within least disruption groupings, by RAW value)
17. Pilots who have submitted GSs (in category, in seniority order)

On reserve, I want an open time trip
 

A question for the reserve bidding experts. I've got a 5 day block of reserve starting on Thanksgiving. A trip in open time has a long layover in my hometown on Thanksgiving night. It starts on the 23rd, my last x day. What's my best tactic to snagging this trip? YS to work on an x day for this trip? I'd GS but I think it would probably not get to me due to seniority. Thanks for the help, it would be pretty cool to spend Thanksgiving with the wife and kids and save somebody from being away from home as well.

Aren't you going to be sick that day?

Haha, I'm a newbie probation biotch. Who else is gonna fly with the GS CAs over a holiday?

Thanks iaflyer.

One tactic would be to PCS move the X-day from the 23rd to the end of that 5-day block, thus shifting your block forward one day (depends on res coverage). Once you've shifted the block you could YS the trip.
Quite a few stars must align for this scenario to work, but if you know you've got to be away from the fam anyway, it might be worth a shot. Just an idea.
P.S. I'm not claiming to be an expert.

I'm not on probation, but I am on RES on Thanksgiving so ditto to that, too. Make sure they buy the beer. (...and the buffet if the hotel has one. :-)