Carl,
There was no rocking chair nor a single union question in my interview. The shrink thought I might have a death wish for being a skydiver, until I pointed out that at least I had a reserve chute if something went wrong, but he, as an avid hang glider had nothing but air if the fecal matter hit the oscillating wind machine. He laughed and said I was right.

You must be getting your information from some dinosaurs of aviation. What you describe hasn't happened in years. If anything, those guys are now most likely a minority group.