Originally Posted by
2StgTurbine
I never said you can’t retire early. I said you have to pick. Retire at 65 and give up 2 years of seniority you would have had under the current system, or work longer to get to that same seniority. I never said we would be forced to work longer. Age 67 is just robbing everyone younger than you of 2 years of seniority.
Another option is to “lose your medical” at 65 and collect tax free LTD money to subsidize the first 2 years of retirement. Unless someone intends to fly GA, there will be no need to maintain a medical when we leave this place. LTD at 65 sounds good, LTD at 63 is sounding even better.