Originally Posted by porqueno

just signed a new contract that will make reserve life a little more bearable with 11 days off as opposed to 10 (but piedmont reserve will always be abused and treated sub human) . We are short on pilot as is and attrition is about to start increasing, so hopefully you will not sit on reserve for too long. You should be able to get any base within a few bids/months. EWN will probably be the hardest to hold as it the smallest. Training can be rough, but if you cooperate and show a desire to be there (observing other people sim sessions) they will try hard to get you through.

IMHO if you can/do live close to a base it isn't terribly bad, but it's a really tough airline to commute for do to base locations and crappy schedules. If you can get on with a jet carrier you will probably be in a better position in the long run. Good Luck with what ever you decide.