Originally Posted by BizJet

I know there are a lot of these vs threads, however with the deluge of information it's hard to compare the two.

I'm an ex XJT guy looking at getting back into the rat race. I've been trying to decide between PSA and Envoy based on my current residence.

Envoy:
121 Preferred Interview. E.g. no tech or system questions. HR only.
Already 145 Typed
DFW has 10+ flights daily from my current residence with almost 100% schedule certainty.
ORD has 3/4 during the travel season going to only 1 floater during the winter.
Reserve looks like it sucks on the 145. Almost three years!!?? Also I'm not to kosher on the whole JM'ing nonsense.
175 isn't possible as I'm very young. The recruiter told me it's age based in class and based on my age it's practically impossible.
I refuse to commute or move to LGA. That's at best a two leg commute. Which I did at XJT and it sucked the life out of me.
CRJ is going away in 2017/18.
Upgrade is about 5 years??

PSA:
Full interview as I didn't meet their 121 requirement.
I'd have to move to base unless I got CLT out of the gate.
CLT has about 3 daily flights depending on the month.
SAP once I'm R1.
Reserve is under a year depending on base. R1 right under a year and dropping at the DAY junior base.
No reserve BS if I've read the threads correctly.
Upgrade in about 2.

Basically, Envoy is the best for commuting and PSA is the best for short reserve and SAP. I'd love to have the best of both worlds but that's fantasy.