Right and what happens to your precious seniority number once you get furloughed or your airline closes its doors. This myth about hurry up and get hired, seniority is everything, and the great pilot shortage are the puppy mills two favorite propaganda to keep young and ignorant kids investing in this pyramid scheme of a career. I sincerely hope your advice is tongue in cheek. The kid is 17 he is 6 years away from even meeting the ATP 121 requirement. He needs to go enroll in a major university and enjoy being young. The low wages and abuse will still be here when he is ready if this is something he still wants to do. The past decade I have been in 121 flying the only thing I have learned is luck not seniority is all that matters. This industry is as unpredictable as a Texas summer. I love flying and have been very fortunate, but please don't forgo the best years of your life (college) so you can get some seniority number from a place like silver making less then most high school kids and them get some worthless diploma from an online paper mill.

Right Side-I am guessing you are new to the industry or this was flame bait, in which I must say well played.