Everyone has to make their own choice. Sounds like the person knew those risks and made their decision regarding that. However given the original proposal. Yes mtc is in most cases the fastest way to a cjo. Choose your class date after that. In most cases though time is a luxury and getting the interview, getting the offer and getting the class date asap is what most people want. Until you’re in class (in rare cases even being in class isn’t a guarantee) you can’t count on anything.

Spirit is also pretty bad at letting things fall through the cracks and communication isn’t great. So it’s very possible to not hear anything back and going to a mtc where they review everything, interview you on the spot and decide whether to give you an offer is probably the best case.