This industry is all about timing and luck. There is a reason those other airlines need retention bonuses and gaurenteed interviews. Mesa will eventually have to raise the pay, but right now they have growth as their carrot and the worlds easiest training department. The only reason to come to Mesa is if you live in base and don't want to sit on reserve. Nobody on here knows if the quick upgrade train has ended except JO. IAD will be a b%^*h of a commute and I wouldn't reccomend trying it. If history proves itself again do the exact opposite of what everyone tells you. Nobody on here would have said go to Piedmont, endeavor or comutair 5 years ago.