....and this thread is now officially off-track.

To the OP: a lot of guys are upset at PSA for under-cutting Eagle/Envoy, but the truth is, this industry requires you to look out for yourself. Go to a smaller carrier getting bigger (like PSA), or one with a lot of attrition (Compass), fly your tail off to reach the mins required to be captain, upgrade, and fly your tail off to reach 1000-1500 TPIC.

While all of that is going on, try to become an instructor or check airman to put some polish on your resume, and work on building your network of pilot friends that can help you out later.

Some airlines are not as well thought of by pilots as others. I can remember well when many would not give a Mesa guy the time of day, and Eagle wasn't far behind. GoJet was treated even worse. Go where you need to go, which might be one of these listed. Their pilots are moving on to the majors, which means if you play your cards right and stay out of trouble, you might do the same.

One piece of advice you will see a lot on here that you should heed is move to the base. I'll go a step further and say move to the base if it's in a major hub for the mainline partner. At some point, you will need to commute, possibly for years. If you don't need to now, then don't.