I do want to add when i think of a retiree, I think of a relatively older guy like 60-65 or more who has put in his time, maybe 35, 40 years. Its not even part of my conscious thoughts to include all these early outs we have today. We won't even go into where all that came from. So that's who I'm talking about.
Also just as another FYI (or realization for you new guys); I saw an active employee listed on a flight the other day with a Vacation pass, as a party of "9".
Nine (9)!!!; that should be against the law, unless you have 7 children, all under 26, I guess.
A retiree gets a spouse or SO and 2 "enrolled friends", period.
No kids, no buddies, no parents (ha), that's a total of 4 people who could conceivably be listed together under 1 pass.