Originally Posted by camachinist
IIRC, it was for re-qualifying as opposed to gaining a rung, so, if correct, wouldn't apply to your situation anyway.
Not true (for this year at least).
It applied to anyone up to 10,000 EQMs or 10 EQS short of 2P or 1P. It specifically excluded gaining 1K status by buying the EQM/EQS.