Originally Posted by
Morbo
Lol, no. They'll hire the OP immediately.
For reference, I spent my last year and a half on active duty on a pointless, non-flying staff tour. I applied to two regionals, got two interviews within 24 hours, and got offers at both right away. Started training with one, and got hired by AA while in training.
It depends on the person and the background (and the regional). If you haven't flown anything in 5+ years, and are low time based on number of years flying, it is pretty hard to get hired at a decent regional. Somewhere like Mesa or GoJet...no issues. But at a decent regional, it is hard to get hired with no currency at all.