[QUOTE=Check Complete;2827805]Yes reserve here is hell on earth, and as we get tighter on pilots it's only going to get worse. You may only sit a few months on reserve as an FO but you will sits years as a new Captain. I flew with an FO recently that had upgraded and sat a year of reserve only to go back as an FO the first chance he got.
while this is true on the west coast. East coast bases are about 2.5 years to a line. if you put your bid in around the 2 year mark you will hold a line within a month or 2 of finishing training in ATL or DTW. ORD and MSP are a bit longer. all of this is subject to change as past performance is no gaurentee of future results.