Originally Posted by
RJSAviator76
Everyone is altruistic and a "mentor" until it hits them in the pocket. Then it's excuse central... some tug at emotional aspects, others were wronged early on and they're trying to right a perceived wrong, yet others spout "scientific" reasons, others hide behind "mentoring the new generation" yet will fight tooth and nail against "SIC-only after 65." It's hypocrisy at its finest and all bunch of BS. Want a fair system? Eliminate mandatory retirement age altogether and implement tougher medicals to include cognitive testing. Pick an arbitrary LTD end date should you go out on medical. That's FAIR. The rest is a flair of bullsh!t pushing their preferred choice of outcome.
And no, life isn't fair and yes, get over it. The sooner you do, the better off you'll be. Something else... you're also assuming that people purposefully want to damage others' careers because they had it rough. It's way simpler than that... most couldn't care less one way or another until it affects them. Do you care about me? Do you care about my family? Do you care about my needs or my family's? Do you care about our financial well-being to the point that you would sacrifice your and your family's financial well-being for the benefit of mine? We know the answer to that. It's really that simple.
I care about the profession, in general. And I care that no one gets affected adversely for the benefit of anyone else. Age 67 is just a money grab out the door for the most senior pilots on the list and they are using every excuse in the book to convince people it is in everyone's best interest. It isn't.
And you're right. Life isn't fair. It's not fair they got their retirement taken but that's not my problem. Life isn't fair. But changing the retirement age is trying to disadvantage the vast majority of pilots for the betterment of a small minority.