Interesting details, thank you for sharing! Presumably, though, this line should read March 01, 2003? (I think I've been wistfully dreaming about GS for over 10 years now -- and I came from the pmCO side of things ) -- I thought GS was even older than 2003 but that seems to be the consensus date... and yes, back then I think everyone's "elite year" started either 3/1 or 4/1 -- guessing a remanent of the days of paper processing to let the ticket coupons, etc. associated with year end flying catch up without a break in benefits for those who requalified.