Originally Posted by JackReacher

I always love how some people use derogatory terms for someone they say “failed to plan”. Glad to hear your career is going exactly how you expected it to go. Can someone “plan” on being stuck at the regionals during the lost decade??? What about 9/11?? What about furloughs??? How about all the Covid buffoonery?? If someone thinks they can plan for every possible contingency is naive at best and more likely a moron. Someone in their 30s doesn’t know what life will hand them later on in life, and cannot possibly fathom where they will actually be in their 60s. If someone can pass the medical at 65, and wants to work an extra year or two, so be it. BTW, I’m still leaving here at 65 (or earlier) because I have been fortunate. Others may not be so lucky. And if you don’t think luck and timing have a lot to do with this profession, then you need to brush up on your history.