I hope anyone considering a DEC position expects regional treatment. You are likely to be on reserve a long time and will have better quality of life if you live in base.

Long term you will have better quality of life if you aim for a LLC or legacy airline, especially if you are more than five years away from retirement.

Short term you will have to weigh the pros and cons and decide what is most important to you. PSA’s training department has a bad reputation. Piedmont has a reputation as a workhorse company; lots of short legs for low credit months and lower block time. I did notice Piedmont is advertising that they will put you on long call reserve after 250 hours as DEC now. Envoy’s training department has a good reputation, but their management does not. Compare bases and aircraft and choose one, but have a realistic idea of what you are getting into.