Can Learning Paths display all courses as optional?

I am working on an initiave in our company to assign out Learning Paths to ALL staff based on their job function. Since the courses included in each of the 11 different Learning Paths will be broad for the learners receiving the LP (meaning not every course will be necessary for each person) we want to ensure that the entire Learning Path is optional.

When I create the sections in the Learning Path and try to publish, I am prompted to make at least one section mandatory. While I understand the logic behind making one course/section mandatory to ensure the Learning Path can be "completed", we don't want to identify a specific course/section as "mandatory" for anyone.

Is there a way to keep the entire LP sections/courses all optional? We don't want our learners to be confused by seeing the word "mandtory" or "required" on a course/section. Or is there a different way that someone sees to go about this if making it all optional isn't possible?

Appreciate any info or help on this time sensitive question!