'tis alright, he has an eTag.
And yes, get it (MECIR) out of the way now. That IFR job that comes out of the blue when they (or another company) are short as someone just left and they need someone now won't wait for you to go east and do your rating.
It won't matter if you're not that current. In many companies, they will take someone they know and get them up to speed, rather than hire an unknown who on paper claims to be up to speed.