Yeah considering both Reserve/Guard opportunities. For now, I am staying AD since I am in a position to do so until an opportunity presents itself. It seems the lull in hiring is due to the training backlog at most majors, hopefully by spring/summer it clears and they will figure out ways to get capacity ramped up and start hiring consistently. For me, being in a hiring pool for a few months is ok since it gives me time to work separation like you alluded to above. My one fear is that the longer I wait, the AF could swing back the other way in order to prevent a mass exodus. Quite a few at my base are getting out/transferring to the guard for various reasons, not all airline either.