You would think. But I literally sat next to him as he showed me the email. It congratulated him and said he was now a prem exec for 90 days and to keep this he must fly x miles on UA metal. He even logged into his account and it shows Prem Exec status.

I know that *A airlines will automatically print "*G" on your boarding pass if you have the status, but every time I have been into a lounge, I always get asked for my *G card.