Republic as a whole(RP, S5, CHQ) has a great pilot group! The treatment by the company overall is very good. The growth is going to be staggering especially for the Republic Airlines division especially with Airways and Frontier adding more 175's and 170's respectively. We also have Shuttle America. Then there's Chautauqua which will also be growing a lot with the addition of the Continental codeshare.

The upgrade here is looking right now like 2 years or so maybe a little more or less. Also depends if you are willing to take any captain position or wait for a left seat in the 170.

Hope this helps