[USMC-SGT]

i am not one to stoke the fire but i can see both sides here.

I totally agree that you do not need the RJ training. Many, MANY people have passed RJ training at the regional level because they had flying experience (or at least enough to get hired and pass the interview) and most importantly they were trainable.

If you are trainable, a hard worker, know your stuff and are willing to learn you will pass the training even without the multiple thousand dollar RJ course.

In Dales defense...
If it was payed for, i would take a multi engine ultralight floatplane course if it was free. I do not get anything from my parents. Not that they are not generous it is just that i am married and have been on my own for almost 7 years now. However....if they were to for some unknown crazy reason offer to pay for any and i mean ANY training i would gladly accept, regardless.

also in Dales defense...i 100% think that you do not need a RJ course to help you pass any course but i do feel that any prior training would help you in school, just a little studying before hand. Me personally, since i would not pay for the training and it would not be free, i would just frequent this site, find out everything and anything i could about the training, talk to my friends who are RJ pilots and get all of the reading material you can. I bet with a little work you could even get all of the training materials from a previous hire to review before going and study your butt off.

In closing....others...do not pay for it,it is a waste of your money.
Dale...go for it and good luck, that is awesome that your family would offer that to you and make the best of it.