Originally Posted by Kensterfly

Judy, my understanding is that as long as your Known Traveler Number (global entry) in your profile you should have no problem continuing to get PREcheck. I asked the same question yesterday and that is what I was told. Silver Premier is pretty low on the totem pole anyway and a great number of us Silvers report batting zero with Precheck. That is why I went with GE and have 100% precheck for about 25 flights this year.

Has he EVER been selected for PRE (three beeps) on any flight? If so, he is in the system and I don't think that would change by losing his Silver status.
But again, being Global entry should be all he needs.

As for your other question (yes, this is the wrong thread for that but....) Personally, I would never pay $1000 for miles just for PRE benefits. Even if you fly twenty times that year, is it worth $50 a flight to save ten or 15 minutes in security lines. And the way things are going at some airports (PRE is not always that fast.

There are some years where it is close if I will hit Silver or not. I get an occasional upgrade, and I like being able to pick a better seat 24 hours before departure but my main reason for wanting status in the past is to use the Premier Security line. Boarding precedence doesn't matter much to me. With GE I'll worry a lot less about making Silver. I'd never pay big bucks for it. Though I might consider paying a little if I was just short of GOLD.