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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 2:50 pm
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Originally Posted by joshwex90
While I agree in principle, it doesn't work with people who come in the middle of the year. Perhaps if they join July/August time, they should only need to fly 25K miles? That's why the challenge comes in - it's blind to what time of the year you join/
I see no reason it couldn't be appropriately pro-rated, although you run the risk of giving someone who only flies for leisure during the summer 1P status, which they'll keep for a year and a half despite never flying enough in any 12 month period to be worthy of it.
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