Originally Posted by
GoingAway
That works but watch out for your return, as if they apply the US # to the entire itinerary then you'd get kicked out of E+ seats for that flight

Thought about that but I expect to mostly be flying UA one way anyway, return leg of DCA-LAS-IAD now that US cancelled the LAS-DCA redeye. Even if I book IAD-LAS-IAD I'll probably just book it as two one ways to be sure.
What's the deal with exit row for lower-level elites on UA? Is exit row in EPlus only for 1K members?