29-year USAF fighter pilot, now retiring, 50 years old, ATP, 4,000 hours, haven't flown since 2006 (due to staff and command jobs that take you away from the cockpit).

Reading this thread is pretty eye-watering. I haven't gotten a call from a major and have been considering doing a stint in the regionals to get current/qualified, thus making me more marketable to a major.

Have gotten multiple calls from multiple regionals. I think that if I can pass the testing part of the interview that I could basically pick my regional to work for.

Looking for advice - am I smoking crack with this gameplan? Should I just be patient and assume a major will give me a call?

Would really appreciate any thoughts.