astrelin- Good post! In 06-08 when all of our friends were going to big regionals with jets, it took a lot of guts to go to a smaller regional where you didn't hear the best of things. I was lucky enough to be turned down from Mesaba in 07. I ended up flying cargo for a company people told me I shouldn't go to. I had the best time of my life there, I upgraded, left, and now flying corporate. For some people with the right attitude (which you have) Great Lakes is a good choice.