I met a captain who does it. He delayed upgrade significantly so he could hold a good enough schedule to do so. You’ll be on Horizon or maybe Skywest to get in so no priority on a seat.
Also our schedules are not commuter friendly. Its definitely possible but my advice in general for AS is: if you come to Alaska pick which one of the most expensive places to live on the West Coast and stick with it.
I know it isn’t “right” but trying to do something different will have a big QOL impact.
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