Not to take a dig at anyone on this forum but it's NOT a case of going from bottom to top of the list in 2.5-3 years. Heck, we've almost just about completed 1 year, so how people are suggesting this is beyond me. As everyone knows in this industry, projections are exactly that, projections. we don't even have any firm data to say that you'll move up the list that fast. You will move up the list as a new joiner/current pilot, but to pacify people with a 2-4 year figure is just plain wrong and incorrect.
And lets face it, even if you move up the list 30% and you're new, you're still not worth much as it's only 10-15% of the top of the list that REALLY get what they want. Anybody below that figure 'settle' for what they bid for. So if you 'settle' - please don't say "you got what you wanted" because you see a 'R' (for requested) on your schedule, you merely got what you're worth. That is PBS in a nutshell.
Again, not saying it's good or bad (and not taking a dig at anyone), just saying how it is.