Originally Posted by
straniero
morning,
how does it work for a newbie then? do I have to collect 25k miles to become silver
and then additional 40k miles (as in, do the miles 'reset' like other statuses do?) or if i just collect 40k miles I'll be gold?
TLDR do I need 65 or 40k miles to become gold the first time? I think the former, but would love the latter

thanks!
40K in the last 12 months is required to become Elite (*G). So, no reset once you become Classic Plus (*S).