Sorry there is no two year upgrade at Mesa sorry guys, that is bull that has been thrown out there by flight recruitment. But, reading the crappy 24/7 call schedules and other factors that you guys have been posting I think I would rather sit in the right seat of a regional. The pay does suck and the QOL, until you get some seniority. Don't worry about PIC, 90 percent of our Captains are staying, the upgrades are going to be a lot longer than forecast. And at their age they're not to blame, (911, 2008 crash) have changed their aviation careers. My guess is 5 years, 4 at best for upgrade including the E175. Majors will not care if you have been flying a piston DC3 in three years anyway. They will need pilots. The current hiring that I have been seeing is the younger less experienced at the majors recently anyway. I won't comment anymore on that in this post. So don't worry about that jet PIC. And if your still in school and have a chance to change majors. Go get a computer engineering degree and buy a plane to fly around. Just my advice.