Originally Posted by CX500T

I'm at 70%. I have been through over 30 surgeries thanks to uncle sam.

I am unlikely to hold a valid medical to 65. Hell 45 is looking dicey right now (out of sick, on FAA leave, about to go to disability when that runs out)

Why? Because the FAA is freaking out over injuries I sustained in the service of the United States. That they previously cleared. But hey, that $1740 a month, I don't need that.
Oh, I'm unable to have children. That's a whopping $107 a month extra "loss of use of reproductive organ" on top of my VA disability. But hey making over $XX a year makes up for that. I'd rather literally have my balls back.

A lot of guys burn their sick to adjust schedules, go golf, whatever. Other non flying jobs I've had I had a PTO bank. Yep. Mine gets used up, often because either the issues I'm on VA Disability for flare up, or because of the special issuance medical I am on, again because of the injuries sustained while flying for the Navy, requires me to self ground for a few different items, for 24-96 hours depending on what it is.

But yeah, lets means test my stuff, while some Fobbit who had a buddy put everything in when he went to medical gets 100%, pays no property tax, reduced personal property tax and gets other niceties. Meanwhile, what I've spent on IVF/Surrogacy could buy a nice house in NYC.