I still think there was a grace period that would have allowed these guys to retire with the NWA insurance after the DCC. I thought it was a 48 hour grace period if they had filled out the paperwork and submitted it. Then when the DCC came, they had 48 hours to call and "pull the trigger" on their retirement. I don't know if that is really the case, but that was the info I got. So, if any of the NWA guys were really even remotely thinking about it, they would have had that paperwork in. The quick timing from DOJ to DCC would not have mattered.
In any case, we're all one big happy family now and lets hope that guys decide to leave way before age 65.