Knucklehead

I finally have met the multi mins now to start applying for regionals and am seriously considering expressjet. I was curious to find out what the current junior base is at the moment and how long can one expect to sit reserve there? Assuming I even get hired of course. I've have talked to people and read previous threads saying that IAH is about a 6 mo. reserve but I also know recent hires who have been based in California and sat reserve for about a month. But then again, that was when XJT was still in a hiring frenzy. Now that hiring is slowing down, I wonder if the six mos. holds true for all bases. My main concern with this is that I have a wife and two boys and would hate to put them through 6-8 months away from home so I can be 2hrs within ground travel while on reserve. I have also read that they're projecting to hire about 60/mo next year. If so, am I right in assuming that the reserve time may be reduced? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks in advance.