Originally Posted by herewego

When on Short call reserve you'll have to drive halfway there and hang out so you can make your 2 hour call out.
Don't worry about upgrade yet. Your thoughts should not be anywhere near that milestone yet. Instead concentrate on passing new hire training. Learn your job as an FO, learn the lifestyle of a 121 regional pilot, learn about about the various bases.
By the time you have the needed hours to upgrade it will be a completely different airline and domicile list. You will be a completely different person than you are now. You will either be bitter and jaded or happy in your roll as a Senior FO who gets the schedule he bids for. Houston will either be all ERJs, or all CRJs, or half and half, or not even a domicile anymore.