Originally Posted by
Night Hawk 6
is a good chance you may be a retiree for many more years than you were an active employee.
I don't have the reference available but I believe it was stated that there are, or will be in the near future, more retirees than active employees. You covered a good reason for that above.
As for a special class for commuters? Totally disagree except for cases where bases have been closed or forced displacements. Even then there should be a time limit.