Take command
Take command as soon as you can.... it's my advise... even you get a paycut, you wont regret it. know that times are changing and there is a golden age for aviation on the rise, specially for pilots, china hasn't even begun to open the way they are planning to, mark my words "you will interview the airlines in the future for YOUR job" there are no pilots with experience in the world today, and there wont be any in the next couple of years... they are bleeding for us. I'm sure whatever you do, assuming you are half way decent, will get command in the next 5 years but if you can do it now? why not? remember its all about seniority. my 2 cents.