Don't let the negativity on these forums get to your head. Take the first legacy class and don't commute.

That turns out to be the real issue in question. The first legacy class is AA in the very near future which would require a commute for the rest of my career to a company highly in debt (the true numbers and ramifications being argued here notwithstanding). Or wait for my DL CJO with no class date and metering but no commute. Or stay at the biggest regional with a super seniority and some very likely pay and QOL improvements on the horizon.