Originally Posted by
Fly4FunAA
Debating between jumping ship at RPA and switching to Envoy before I start military pilot training in the spring. I’m an FO currently at RPA with good seniority, but I’m coming back off of military leave and training is backed up. I want to go to American and the flow, bonuses, and ORD/MIA bases at Envoy are attractive. I’m typed in the 175 so hoping that might help get me the 175 if I decide to come. Pros Cons? Worth staying at Republic if I want to get to American down the road or will my military time make it irrelevant to need to go to a WO? And are the current FO bonuses worth it?
Your 175 time there will not help you get the 175 at Envoy. It moves up your selection in your class because you have 121 time, but I don’t believe the type will help you all that much.
Honestly I would use your military time to get into the mainline carriers, that looks much better than making a lateral move to another regional. AA typically doesn’t hire much from non-WO regionals, but they do hire a lot of military pilots. I’d definitely use that to your advantage and stay put at YX.