Originally Posted by
RockyBoy
You get an extra 5 years as an ER captain. I get an extra 5 years as a reserve narrowobody FO. I will retire at 65 and have the same number of years as a CA as I would have had, had the retirement age stayed at 60.
Everyone has had some sort of crap sandwich the last 10 years. I didn't lose my retirement, you did. You didn't get an extra 5 years on reserve as a narrowbody FO, I did. Newhires getting hired right now will be captains in 7 years and retire with millions of dollars so they all suck the most.
Again, the woe is me stuff is getting tiring. You wanna have a Johnson measuring contest? I spent almost 6 years throwing switches on the 727. I was fortunate. Some of my contemporaries were furloughed that entire time. I'm not complaining about any of that mind you, I have had a pretty blessed career, but everytime I see guys bringing up that extra 5 year crap it just gets a little under my skin. Yes, we all had a bite of a not so tasty sandwich. Stop telling everybody how bad yours was. (And this is not aimed at you in particular)