I did what I said I wasn't going to do.... I'll never ever be eligible for another Chase card at this rate.
Got an email from American Express for the Delta Platinum-- Applied and it toooook forever, made me catch my breath it took so long. Approved $5k. We have 2 Atlanta based trips in the next few months so went ahead and did the deed. Hoping the companion certificate makes it worthwhile. And will use the balance of the miles to book ATL-LHR on Virgin using Delta.
Also, went ahead and applied for cashRewards - Another breath holding moment but approved $23,700 @ 9.9%. Navy blew my mind with that - highest ever SL for me. Previous high was NASA in 2014 for 20k.
I'll be anxious to see how the Navy card grows. Pretty sure Navy Federal is my future main banking institution.