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Old 08-29-2014 | 04:40 AM
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maddogmax
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Originally Posted by tsquare
These "early out" programs are nothing but crap to appease the troops. There will be no significant number of pilots that leave because of any program. The ones that do will only be leaving a month or two early anyway. Been there, seen this, got several expensive T shirts to prove it. We'll pay a lot for a Yugo. There should be no negotiations on this. If it is a good deal, the company would just offer it. What is there to negotiate? They want to mitigate a flush of training supposedly, right? What is there for us to do that could help in this arena? No... we are gonna pay something, and whatever it is, it's too much.
I took the last ER plan at age 62 and never looked back. I would have taken it at 60 if it had been offered. As has been discussed before, health insurance costs are a big issue before you are eligible for Medicare. I was able to go on my wife's insurance which made my choice easier. As an aside, I would have had to medically retire when I was 63.