I'm probably going to **** a few people off here but here goes anyway. Your situation about whether to fly the heck out of the C-17 and upgrade/build time or go to a regional to stuff your resume is a no-brainier to me. It's like this,
"I'm the starting quarterback at Notre Dame University, but should I coach my nephews Pop Warner team to look more attractive to the NFL scouts."
Helmets on, so you guys can start lobbing the grenades at me.