Was going to ask a similar question, so thanks for the pre-answer. I took general after tech because I scored well, even though I hadn't studied general. (Same test fee, so why not?) I passed but didn't do well enough on the General score to think I could squeak by on Extra, so I didn't bother. FWIW, I'm going to have to renew in a couple of years, but I've never felt cramped by General. I've gotten used to 2x3, and it would be weird to learn a new call (and I suspect I would accidentally fall back to the one I've been saying for almost a decade anyway.) The longer calls a pain in the ass on CW, but for phone, you'll get used to copying and you'll stop noticing. If I had to re-exam to renew, I would probably go for Extra, but I don't, so I won't. I'm thinking of starting an ARC at my church, though, and if we have a testing session at the end of class (I would probably end up teaching it, but I'm not a VC) I'll sit for Extra then.