For what it's worth, I am a regional captain in the US with 3500 TPIC. 7000TT. I've had my app in since October of 2012. I just flew with an FO that applied last month. He has about 5000TT, 0 TPIC and does not have his ATP yet. He was called by CREW pretty quickly and told that they are very interested in his application and for him to call them back as soon as he gets his ATP (he will get it on his PC this month). So it certainly doesn't hurt to apply, but I'm not sure what the criteria are to be called for the interview. He is single with no kids, so maybe CREW is concerned about Healthcare costs in that they pay for them all so anyone who is married with kids goes to the bottom of the pile right now. That's the only reason I can think of. Maybe when the application asks you to write about your hobbies and interests, including family life isn't the way to go.