Good morning all. I have been rewarded a reserve line with one long block of R-days. I have vacation that falls in the middle of this block of days. I understand that with the new contract that the entire block of R-days will be dropped and I will be eligible to request specific trips during the bid processing period in order to make up the amount of days not covered by my vacation.
Here's my question: For starters, there are 19 A-period days in one block and I have 8 days of vacation. Also, I DO NOT WANT to sit one day of reserve in Memphis (I want to fly). Do I have to enter anything during the "bid processing period" specifically to require them to drop my entire block of R-days and allow me to request specific trips for the time not covered by my vacation? I've already slid the vacation so that it falls in the middle of the block with more than 48 hours on each side. Do I have to "expand" the vacation or does the entire block of R-days automatically get dropped? Do I have to select "yes" where it is asked if I want to be "converted to a secondary line", etc?
Thanks in advance for either directing me to where this subject has already been addressed or answering these questions not only for me but anyone that may want to take advantage of this opportunity offered by the new contract (one of the few).
Safe flying ya'll.