Originally Posted by
Rotor2prop
Originally Posted by
744driver
Disclaimer...I'm not anywhere near 65 (I'm in my 40s).
So, when it is your time to retire, after having been pushed around for all/most our careers, will you retire at 60 and give someone younger a chance?!!
I'm not sure I can afford to retire at 60 and that is the honest truth...whether the rule had changed or not. Please don't lecture me about poor financial planning, blah, blah, blah...
Will you be able to retire at 60? Even if you are ready to retire at 60, will you actually do it because you are done flying? Will you give someone younger a chance at your left seat?
How is that any different for any/all of the guys that have stayed for the additional 5 years...Ask yourselves if you'd make that same decision or not. And please be honest about the answer...I truly don't know if I will go at 60 (the retirement age had not been raised to 65 when I started out), even if I can afford it; there I said it!!
Well personally thats not the question to ask yourself. The correct one would be "Would you push for lobbying to raise the age to 70?" Finances aside no one should work that long! Life is about living and not working. If you spend 3/4 of your life slaving to live 5-10 more years not. WHY? I see people all the time all they talk about is work, work, work!! What about life? Enjoy it while you still can!
My soapbox for the day!
If they do raise it do it as a 1 year increase every 3 years so we don sit for 5 years