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Just flew with a Capt whose son is at SkyWest, 7 years just upgraded took first available. He's now commuting to MSP. That doesn't jive with what you are saying.
For those that are willing to take the first available upgrade, it is around 4 years and steadily dropping. The first available upgrade means ORD/MSP. We do however, have a lot of 5, 6, 7+ year FO's who will not upgrade until they can hold it in their base. It all depends on what you want and are willing to put up with. If you're willing to commute to reserve to ORD or Minny then upgrade will happen under 4 years.
This is as it stands now. It's anybody's guess if this will still be the case for new hires today when they near upgrade.