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02-22-2019, 10:01 AM
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Good point. For full transparency, if you do this, you will have a subsequent vacation in a bid period that PBS will build your line based on the full value of that vacation, but after everything is pushed to DBMS the value will drop by however much of your vacation bank you have used up previously by doing this. You will still have the same vacation days, but you will not have the same vacation pay because your bank will run empty before it can pay for all of the days.
02-22-2019, 10:17 AM
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You can do this with or without having picked up a GS. The entry for scheduling to use is VACB. Time off throughout the year is more important to me than extra pay in a vacation month so I find this tool quite valuable.
02-22-2019, 10:17 AM
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Good point. For full transparency, if you do this, you will have a subsequent vacation in a bid period that PBS will build your line based on the full value of that vacation, but after everything is pushed to DBMS the value will drop by however much of your vacation bank you have used up previously by doing this. You will still have the same vacation days, but you will not have the same vacation pay because your bank will run empty before it can pay for all of the days.
...been doin' it for years... 
02-22-2019, 10:20 AM
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Then you fill up your vacation month with the full service bank. If you had the time in that bank or intended to take it negative during the GS month you would be in the same situation, except no 5 hour limit. My point is... what's the dif? Hours is hours. You just need to be smart about which bank you use and when.
...been doin' it for years...
...been doin' it for years... 
02-22-2019, 11:17 AM
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Yup, I get an extra vacation every year with a PD or APD. I level my hours at 80 a month. Over 80 goes into the bank for discretionary purposes. There are a lot of situations that benefit from having time available to manipulate, both VACB and FSB. You can take risks by dropping trips for GSs if you know you can cover a shortfall or just set yourself up for more time off.
02-22-2019, 01:46 PM
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Yup, I get an extra vacation every year with a PD or APD. I level my hours at 80 a month. Over 80 goes into the bank for discretionary purposes. There are a lot of situations that benefit from having time available to manipulate, both VACB and FSB. You can take risks by dropping trips for GSs if you know you can cover a shortfall or just set yourself up for more time off.
02-22-2019, 03:44 PM
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Yup, I get an extra vacation every year with a PD or APD. I level my hours at 80 a month. Over 80 goes into the bank for discretionary purposes. There are a lot of situations that benefit from having time available to manipulate, both VACB and FSB. You can take risks by dropping trips for GSs if you know you can cover a shortfall or just set yourself up for more time off.
02-22-2019, 04:54 PM
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02-22-2019, 05:07 PM
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02-22-2019, 06:46 PM
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Pay, credit is usually 45-50. 14 days of work and 92 this month. Work the shoulders, coast the peak months. In base, I make more AND have more time off, on reserve. I’ll never commute again.
Last edited by notEnuf; 02-22-2019 at 06:59 PM.
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