Originally Posted by
word302
See that's just it. An early upgrade and short reserve time don't exist together anywhere.
Not even for a Near-DEC position? It's essentially an early upgrade.
If I were you I'd narrow my search down to carriers that have Jr bases that you can get to in one leg. You can hold ATL CA at OO in just over a year and the pay is descent. You'd likely have to commute for a bit to DTW. Likely other shops you can hold IAH or DFW fairly quickly.
I've looked at all of them, but the DEC or Near-DEC is so tempting.
A 2 leg commute to never-ending reserve is something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.
Not even on me? lol
This is how I see the choices. Commute to a nearby base (IAD, DFW, ATL) and be an FO for a while, then hopefully upgrade to CA and be sent
to a junior base and have a difficult commute and reserve.
Or go the Near-DEC or DEC route, have a difficult commute and reserve right off the bat, and hope to eventually get based somewhere a little easier to commute to.
Basically, it's suffer now, or later.
BTW, Bike Handles literally had me crying with that meme. lol