You are very late to the DEC hiring wave that began in June 2022. The hiring bonus was suspended in May 2024 and I heard in recurrent in June that Envoy is no longer looking for DECs because they now have plenty of FOs at captain mins ready to upgrade. Word is there are FOs who bid for upgrade and didn't get it on the July bid award and are still waiting.

Envoy has been offering time off without pay to Captains and FOs in all bases for the months of September through December. Rumor was that training would resume for people already in the hiring pool in October, but that controversial letter that implies hiring has stopped until next year puts that in doubt.

For a DEC to gain seniority for better schedules, he or she needs either DECs to be hired after them or FOs junior to them to upgrade. Even if Envoy hires you and chooses to train you in a timely fashion, I doubt there will be many DECs hired after you.

Redeyes are rare at Envoy. PHX had LAS-AUS redeyes in June, I don't think the other bases have had them in the last couple years. ORD is Envoy's junior base. In the past, DECs in ORD saw improved schedules after 7-9 months, but it all depends on where they were in the DEC hiring wave and things have significantly slowed down. Your mileage may vary.