I don't think it is quite as easy to get hired as you are making it seem. After slogging it out with a perfect record, multiple job fairs with great interactions, chief pilot meet and greets, 7000+ TT and 1500 TPIC I still haven't been able to make it to a legacy... my regional was full of guys with great experience and every box checked just waiting on the call. We are literally a dime a dozen and the legacy airlines are working through the stack of applicants. Right now it takes quite a bit to be competitive unless you really stand out from the herd. That might not be the case in two years but for right now the average times of those civilians getting hired by legacy carriers (roughly 7500) is equivalent to almost a decade of regional flying.