Hang on, so flight deck crew don't get any RDO/XX prior to LV? There's one I hadn't heard before. CC get 1 XX before or after (sometimes both if they are lucky) but maybe that's because they only get 30 days a year not 42?
Can't you guys bid your days off to join on to your leave? Or do the rostering people kill that manually? Have to admit they surprised us this month with nearly everyone I know getting 5 day off strings they didn't bid for, or days off before AND after leave.... what is going on, did scheduling get abducted by aliens?
Following a suggestion on here I've been bidding days off in reverse before leave and almost always getting it now.