Originally Posted by
hindsight2020
ART jobs don't hold a candle to airline compensation though. And the retirement is atrocious compared to AD/AGR. Let's be honest here. People ART up because of 'townie', not because of money. Sure, at the Wing and above, that mobility agreement starts becoming relevant. But for those who don't have the motivation to get saluted, it's really the homesteading the reason they take the paycut. And a paycut you take, especially as a new hire these days with that ghastly 4.4% vesting fee (from 0.8% for the old FERS timers, or a cool goose egg for the CSRS ladder pullers).
But do admit, it takes all kinds. Fat chicks need pushin' too. A 1% pension is better than no pension, or worse... an airline pension
All true, but in 2005, there was no airline hiring like today. The ART career “path” has been a mess for years, but the morons in Robins still are in love with it. But, it did get into a fun gig that now pays a better pension than FERS and a fatter 401k than my TSP, both max’d out.
GF