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If you know a month and a half ahead, it is easier but not a guarentee. I have never held a summer vacation week, only <30% can hold those because of the limited number. Less than 3 weeks out no way you can drop a trip, they are all 4 or 5 days and most likely touch a weekend.
August schedules are released. I looked at 8 random categories. I did not find one single day in Aug where a APD or IVD would not be granted and most of the time a PD would work. That’s very different from what your trying to portray. Again not one single day in 8 categories for a IVD or APD.
Edit: This post just in from the man who states you can’t drop trips for more time off in the summer!
Originally Posted by notEnuf View Post
Maybe we should eliminate the GS trigger. I'm sitting at 65 hours after dropping a trip. Ain't no way, unless...
Last edited by sailingfun; 07-16-2019 at 11:04 AM.
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The 20th hasn't happened, so that won't hold true for everyone on the list. In how many of your data points is there room enough to accommodate more than a small percentage of the list exercising this magical APD? The privilege of using your once-a-year-only, unpaid APD in a single month of the summer doesn't scream schedule influence to me. Of course I know you and I rarely see eye to eye.
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The 20th hasn't happened, so that won't hold true for everyone on the list. In how many of your data points is there room enough to accommodate more than a small percentage of the list exercising this magical APD? The privilege of using your once-a-year-only, unpaid APD in a single month of the summer doesn't scream schedule influence to me. Of course I know you and I really see eye to eye.
August schedules are released. I looked at 8 random categories. I did not find one single day in Aug where a APD or IVD would not be granted and most of the time a PD would work. That’s very different from what your trying to portray. Again not one single day in 8 categories for a IVD or APD.
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Half of the days does not mean that half of the time a trip will drop. Many categories have a predominance of their trips as four and five day trips. Only a single one of those days being black inhibits the PD. As you know.
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Senior bidders taking summer vacation?
Must be a gs play. L.o.l.
Must be a gs play. L.o.l.
We have very different experiences, I have never failed to hold a summer week regardless of seniority. I held a summer week with both my primary and secondary vacation this year. I have often also been able to move other vacations to the summer via move ups.
August schedules are released. I looked at 8 random categories. I did not find one single day in Aug where a APD or IVD would not be granted and most of the time a PD would work. That’s very different from what your trying to portray. Again not one single day in 8 categories for a IVD or APD.
Edit: This post just in from the man who states you can’t drop trips for more time off in the summer!
Originally Posted by notEnuf View Post
Maybe we should eliminate the GS trigger. I'm sitting at 65 hours after dropping a trip. Ain't no way, unless...
August schedules are released. I looked at 8 random categories. I did not find one single day in Aug where a APD or IVD would not be granted and most of the time a PD would work. That’s very different from what your trying to portray. Again not one single day in 8 categories for a IVD or APD.
Edit: This post just in from the man who states you can’t drop trips for more time off in the summer!
Originally Posted by notEnuf View Post
Maybe we should eliminate the GS trigger. I'm sitting at 65 hours after dropping a trip. Ain't no way, unless...
Last edited by notEnuf; 07-16-2019 at 01:43 PM.
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Those will all change before the 20th is done. Now my category has 3 black days and they are 2 Saturdays and a Sunday. My bid package has 76% of the hours in 5 day or greater trips, of those 95% touch a Saturday or Sunday. We use to have 18 hour 3 days and turns, not any more, and this is the second summer with domestic and international mixed which tanks the international and domestic quality. No matter your previous preference, now half your trip will be what you never thought you'd do. BTW, how long is your "summer?" I'm talking about June, July and August.
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