there is no need for the RJ training. It will help however come sims. I had no previous training and did fine. if you are going to plan on Eagle you will most likely be in the ERJ not the CRJ. Be careful from advice from a flight school they are trying to sell you things. CFI would be great to have and will help with the interview plus build hours. AE is a good company but look at all of them. When it comes down to it look where you want to live and best QOL. All regionals suck which one sucks less. I work at Comair and love it, however there are many the would have different opinions. find out what works best for you and your family and go there. The main thing is your QOL dont look to much into pay, they are all within a few bucks of each other anyway. What ever you do DO NOT GO TO GO JETS your future will be screwed then you wife will really kill you as with many other pilots.