I think I will for AS, as I sometimes fly them (as you earn full EQMs for all booking codes and I'm based out of SEA). I know they don't offer priority security, but I can get priority boarding as a CO Elite (I think).

Beyond that, I've heard issues raised about Elite Access not being printed on reward tickets, so that's kind of important too.

As for the status, I was actually comped to Silver because I had about 30K EQMs booked when I called the OPSC. I've already enjoyed the benefits. For example, I am 5/5 for EUAs.