Might as well scratch Suddern off that list. 90% chance you'll end up getting hired into the 737, and that his is NOT home based. The commute is on you, and it's miserable. And you'll get heavily penalized if you miss your commute for whatever reason. Read the Southern Air thread for better insight. There's a reason their "yearly" turnover quotas are hit every quarter... Or every month, for that matter.

Atlas is a good carrier. "Best of the Worst" as they say. Lots of mil guys get on with them and either stay or move on quickly to greener pastures. I know a few that went to Delta.

As far as WGA? Well, you're new to the game, so you really don't know how badly they suck, because you've got nothing but your military background to compare them to... But they're about the worst of the worst. You'll figure it out eventually; I thought Southern Air was great until I woke up and pulled my head out of my @$$; and back then Suddern was run by the same crooks and shysters now running WGA.

APU in Cairo? Who needs it? It's a "crew convenience" item anyway. Let them roast!

Yeah, you'll make more money flying for a scumbag ACMI charter company than you would for a regional (at least, initially) but you'll pay for it, in spades. A pound of flesh, they say? More like ten.

True, the flying is more challenging (sorta) but the abuse is epic as well.

If the OP wants to stay in Atlanta, then there's really only one choice, and that's ASA/ExpressJet, with a concurrent app in at Delta at the same time. But you might as well apply at Atlas; at least there you'll be treated more like a human and less like steerage when you commute. Business Class makes all the difference in the world.

Network, go to job fairs and keep your nose clean and you'll most likely be wearing the Delta hat within a year.