Honestly, at this point, a new hire is more likely to make it to a major by the regionals being dissolved and mainline taking the flying back as opposed to an actual flow. If hiring is as bad as currently forecast, the regionals will be long gone before a new hire flows to mainline, including a new hire at PDT.

At this point, go somewhere that you can live in base, or have an easy commute, somewhere that you can upgrade in 2 years or less, and somewhere that you are treated well.