His proposal is not set in granite. It is patterned after the LSF for all pilots. With the LSF there is a certain pride in being able to say you have achieved Level V. It's my understanding that that pride is the basis of his proposal, not anything mandatory.

This is unrleated to tiered rates, but, I suppose it could be tied to them if tiered rates were ever actually considered. Who can ever be certain as to what the true agenda of any individual is?