The only way for PDT to increase in size is to match or beat endeavor pay, have popular basing locations (DC, ORD etc) and have new planes. That won't happen because AAG holds the purse strings to the bonus and controls basing/ aircraft decisions and has been slow to react to its lack of recruitment.

Piedmont is a good place to go if you want to gain seniority quickly- they're flowing 10% of the pilot group a year and many others are leaving to go to other companies (Spirit, Atlas etc.). When I went to one of their Recruitment events it turned out that the only pilot of the four I met that wasn't planning on leaving was the CP. Everyone else had exit plans in the works...