Originally Posted by sandrich

Dont know if this is the "official" Republic thread, but hopefully someone can answer some questions I have... Currently right-seat at Silver, but looking at other options. I live on Long Island, about 45 minutes from both LGA and JFK, maybe 90 from EWR. I was considering Eagle, but with the latest news about them im thinking twice. I'd rather not have to drive to EWR for Xjet. So for now RAH seems like a viable option for the sole purpose of living in base. Here's a breakdown of my thoughts so far:

Silver Pros- Seniority (~50% comanywide, with many DECs below me), top lineholder in base, upgrade in 2 years (maybe), CBA (trip cancellation, duty rig, etc)
Cons- 2 leg commute, loss of days off due to commute, flying one of those small loud planes with those propellor things on the wings (kidding), fly to the same 2 airports everyday, no signs of growth or attrition, pink engines
RAH Pros Live in base, decent newer equipment, better trips, better experience(?), signs of growth and attrition, possibly a new improved contract soon (?), make more money at year 2
Cons- current contract, pay, lose all my seniority

Some questions:
-Likelihood of being offered LGA on the shuttle side (I hear the routes are better in the 170?)
-Are upgrade times expected to decrease?
-Whats the callout time at Shuttle? Are you required to spend any time ready-reserve?
-Would you consider QOL on reserve at RAH to be significantly improved if you live in base
-Finally, given the info above, what would you do?

Ive been offered an interview already, and obviously ill worry about getting the job offer first, but I'm just looking for some advice. Like I said, living in base is HUGE to me, but is it good enough to outweigh everything else?