Originally Posted by
Supermoto
I'm kind of in the same boat, but I'm an Air Force guy out for 5 years. About 3500 TT and 2900 TPIC (fighter and heavy time). No major will touch me since I haven't flown in 5 years but I wonder if the regionals won't want me either since they know I'll likely be jumping ship as soon as I get some time under my belt. I'll be getting my IPC first and then I'll start throwing my hat in the ring at regionals. Envoy is my first choice (bases and pay).
I’ll echo what Swakid8 said. And I don’t think ANY regional is in a position to say “you’ll just get hired away so we won’t hire you”. They need all hands on deck right now. So, go get hired at your regional of your choice and show you’re proficient enough to pass a 121 course and some major will snatch you up quick I think.
Only caveat I’d add is that if you want AA, I wouldn’t come to Envoy. AA does hire from it’s WOs, but it’s not a lot. They’ve got to protect their cheap labor feed. You’d be a different kind of candidate than the normal Envoy FO that’s applying elsewhere so maybe it wouldn’t hold true for you. But I wouldn’t bank on it. I’d bank on you being at a regional for very short time before I’d bank on AA hiring you from a WO. Just something to consider.