AXP: " Though it is not required for the exam, I learned Morse Code, but haven't used it since and promptly forgot it all."

I will second that, AXP.  I started "learning the Morse Code" when I was about 10 years old and first got interested in Amateur Radio.  Then there was a gap of multiple decades and finally here many years later I started to "learn" the Morse Code again.  If you consider forgetting everything the next day after studying it the day before counts as "learning".  Have the same darn problem with "learning" Mandarin.  Been studying Mandarin for 10 years and still can't carry on a decent conversation.

  In my case, at least, the number of birthday candles on the birthday cake is inversely proportional to the ease of learning something new.  That is why I marvel when someone like ProsserP states he passed the 25 wpm requirement and the Amateur Extra Exam back in the 1970's.  If it was just the letters to remember maybe it wouldn't be so bad, but then there are the numbers, the symbols and what seems like an endless number of Q Codes.  

Ham Radio Q-Codes (qsl.net)

AXP, if you are interested in QRP operation after getting your license you might take a look at the following:

Assembled units (qrp-labs.com)

I bought one of these in kit form, but I will probably never put it together in a working fashion.  It would be interesting to see how ProcterP evaluates these little hummers. 

My wife has her Technician license so we may get a couple of these already assembled.  I have heard from other Hams that the hardest part about the kits is winding the coils properly, but there is an art to proper soldering of electical connections as well and these little radios are very compact making it even more difficult.  My suspicion that the kit would be child's play for ProcterP. 

How I envy these old timers who know so very much about radio and are true artisans on the code key. 

Hang in there, maybe someday AXP, you and I both will remember enough of the Code to at least talk to others with limited skills on the key.  The Code learning curve, hopefully, is not Dead Man's Curve. 

 Okiedo