Originally Posted by lincolnjkc

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.