Get your leadership AA's as early as possible. EXP early on is so easy and fast. 65+ leadership EXP was mindnumbingly slow, especially when you are also trying to get AA's.
If you are in a raiding guild, ask your groupleader to let you have leadership. I usually get one leadership AA per raid. It helps when you are actually gaining something other than DKP on backflag raids. I used to insist on leadership for LDoN's back when people still did them. It sucks that leadership came out when I was already 65.
Then I see my sister playing her stupid newbie bard and she has her leadership all full. Full leadership points are really nice, especially for bards, but for anyone really. It's worth the effort.
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Duke Ardnahoy
Noble Lord Protector of the 70th Crusade
Fennin Ro - EQ I
Ardnahoy II
Fearless Guardian of the 40th Tour
Mistmore - EQ II