LarryJolly wrote: I am having trouble understanding why the need for this option.
It has been asked about so I thought I would bring it up for discussion. I don't have a strong opinion either way.
LarryJolly wrote: I was under the impression that the programs were separate. I would presume that at some point an ESAP achiever might get so drawn in to soaring that they are inspired to finish their SAP.. If it were me I would want the right to go back and finish what I started. LJ
The eSAP is a new program so it can be whatever we want it to be. We can have it interact with the SAP (or not). We could say that you can grandfather work in, we could say that you can grandfather your 2nd most recent completed level in (so L5 can come in as a 4, 3 can come in as a 2), or maybe some idea not yet had.
There isn't any mechanism available to prevent a person in the SAP from finishing it. So the idea (assuming anhyone likes it) would be a one time option to grandfather into the eSAP but without a bylaws change to the SAP (super duper duper difficult as we all know) there isn't any mechanism to forbid a LSF member from completing the program. The option would be a one time you can convert your work now to the eSAP as opposed to convert your work now but then also keep working the SAP, finish a level, then ask to convert that again to the eSAP now that you were a L3 and are now a L4.
Ryan