What will it take to become a USCF National Master (2200)?

Hello, Background: I started playing online regularly around 4 years ago at the age of 23. I was around 700 blitz when I started and have recently attained 2000 in online blitz, rapid and bullet (2060 in rapid). my OTB rating is lower (around 1500) but I've played only a handful of tournaments. I kicked the feces out of the U1500 group in a Washington D.C. tournament right before COVID. I started that event around 1300 so I figure my actual OTB is somewhere around 1700-1800. Furthermore, I work M-F 9:00-4:00 with roughly another 7-8 hours a week dedicated to exercise and social endeavors. With all that said, I'm looking to get a game plan together in order to achieve the coveted title of USCF National Master. Am very interested on getting opinions on what needs to happen for this to be accomplished. I've never studied seriously and have always treated chess as a hobby. Main Topics: How realistic is my goal given my current position? What are your suggestions as far as hours per week studying and how long it will take overall? Other suggestions (books, resources, etc.)? Thanks! Cam

Good luck, I hope you achieve what you want and much more :)

My guess would be that it should be possible with about 5000 hours of dedicated work on your chess skills (playing "pleasure blitz" on chess.com doesn't count ) This number is extrapolated from answers given to me by trustworthy people in response to a similar question, and my own expertise in different disciplines where my opinion has more weight So let's say you dedicate 10 hours a week to chess, then in 10 years or so, you should be able to achieve master level (+/- a couple years depending on various factors)