I'm not a newbie, but I can hopefully provide some perspective. Training is conducted in Denver and it lasts about 6 weeks. Depending on how they can schedule the sims and IOE it could take a little longer. The sims that we used to use are at the Denver United Training Center, however we have a new sim that we can use exclusively and I'm pretty sure that's up and running. Right now you probably will get based in Chicago right out of training but the new hires seem to be able to bid right back to Denver. An east coast base is probable as it has been rumored for sometime and Indigo is looking to grow the airline in different places, the east coast being one of them. Rumors are Philadelphia is a target area. Reserve is going to be awhile right now. Chicago is running around 3-4 years and Denver is about 5-6 years. That could change with the growth plans but at this point in time, that's about where it sits.

I know I get heated when I defend Frontier pilots but it's only because we care very much about our airline and are extremely dedicated to the profession and making Frontier a good place to work.

I hope I answered your questions. If you have any more, feel free to PM me. Good luck in your quest!