I understand life in the cube and am glad to be liberated as well. My worst day at the airline is better than my best day in the office. Understand that being away from family is very hard and will be a tough adjustment for you and any young kids you may have. An ideal situation is if you have a spouse that has medical benefits, as most contract airlines have plans that are very expensive. If you don't have to go on one of them, the First Officer salary does not hurt as bad (it still hurts). With your age, I recommend going to CommutAir since they are a small pilot group that is getting ready to explode with the announcement of getting jets and the new agreement with United. A close second would be Endeavor, due to the retention bonus being offered. With your age being a factor, don't waste your time with places like Republic, Mesa, Gojet or Trans States. All this info will change by the time you get 1500 hours, but this is the way things stand today.