Because QOL is so night and day here depending on fleet, you have a lot of really unhappy people and a lot of people who really can't understand why, unfortunately.

Wow.

Anyway.

If you are employable outside the flow, then going to a WO that gets you on the line fastest is the best option. But if you aren't, then going to a WO with the fastest flow might be the way to go.

For bases, Envoy is DFW/ORD/NYC/MIA, if you already are in DFW, that's obviously a huge plus. You might not get DFW immediately out of training, but you should get it within a few months - assuming you don't get the CRJ which is ORD only. PDT has CLT which is a nice place to live, and PSA has a few good ones, DAY and ORF come to mind.
PDT takes forever to get through training currently, but is probably the fastest way to flow. The flow clock starts day 1 of indoc, and you'll run 6-8 months between indoc and IOE. PSA and Envoy don't have reported training delays, but Envoy has a risk of getting the CRJ which means you'll pretty much never fly, and the 145 reserve is long. PSA will get you a line the fastest, but as of now is the slowest flow.

So, it comes down to the first question I asked - how likely are you to get hired outside the flow. If not very, then PDT is not a bad choice because you'd likely flow a year or two ahead of PSA. But if you are a strong candidate outside the flow, then PSA or Envoy with reservations could be the best choice.

And the usual caveat, we are talking about the regional industry with a 6-10 year timespan, so all of these are moving targets.

Thanks (filler)

Thanks - I’m getting a strong sense of that fact that ENY is almost 3 airlines in 1 and it’s the proverbial box of chocolates to sign the dotted line for most folks

You can always resign as soon as you find out what equipment is up for grabs on Indoc day and go with another CJO

Just have a backup offer you would be ok with

Remember to give 2 weeks notice though. Otherwise you'll blacklist yourself from all WOs and AA.

You'll also owe 5000 for the ATP CTP.

Good point

I wouldn’t necessarily feel right about doing this, but it may well be the right answer, all things considered

So, because you were raised "right", you would feel bad about treating the company that way; but, it's ok for them to do it to you?

Better off leaving early on in the piece if it’s not going to work for you rather than both you and the company spending time/effort to get trained up and leave 3-6 months later anyway.