From what he is hearing, most regionals aren’t giving out classes within two weeks. It’s about a 6 month wait. That’s the reason why CommutAir is getting people in the door. They apply with Republic, Endeavor and CommutAir and CommutAir offers a class next month. Republic and Endeavor offer a class in January.
So even if you sit reserve for 5 months, you’re building time at CommutAir before you even begin flying at another regional.

The real killer will be when they drop the FOs pay back down when the LOA expires.