Thanks Centerline. So with the assumption (fact?) that I will need to go to the regionals to build time and 121 experience, what is the best route?

I have read (a lot!) on here the last few days (great resource btw) and it seems that the sky is falling. Everyone is miserable or their company is about to fail. If the company isnt going out of business yesterday, then they make you work in a 'draconian' environment. What is the no BS lay of the land?

My complete noob/outsider view is this...

(1) Go with someone like Endeavor/Envoy who have a somewhat defined route the the legacies. (But I havent read a single good thing about them.)

(2) Try to get on with one of the 'higher' paying/larger regionals (SkyW, XJT, Wisc) and 'hope' to get a call from a legacy/large national.

or

(3) Try to get on with a smaller regional (PSA, Silver, etc) and hope they dont fail the day after I get on?

It's hard to see through all of the arguing back and forth to see what a solid route would be. Any suggestions out there?