If you thought that, why'd you apply to RAH first? As a whole, Xjet has a better (and newer) contract...but I don't care how much money you toss my way, being forced to work on a day off is not something I look forward to. But they have a lot more "soft pay" then we do so I'm sure their W2's are higher. FWIW I came in around 30K on 1st year FO pay.

Yes we have a commuter clause...2 shots to hop on a flight then you can use it. You can do that twice every 6 months. DCA is fairly junior for FO's from what I understand. I would base your decision on what people from Xjet and RAH say about their respective companies. I'm happy here, but I know people that aren't. Likewise, a lot of people at Xjet are happy, but I know people that aren't happy there either. Any company you go to will have problems, pick the one that fits best into your lifestyle.

P.S. - Getting DCA as a base is dependent on you getting the 170 on the Republic certificate...which is kind of a crapshoot although I'm sure someone will be telling you in a future post how prior 121 makes you a better candidate for the 170.