Originally Posted by FreightDawgyDog

"Why, Because the “left seat”, that I now occupy, the one that I earned, belongs to me and no one else. The government has no right to take away from me what is rightfully mine."

And there you have it ladies and gentleman. OV "earned" his way into the left seat and now he wants to keep it. Screw those pilots who left at Age 60 before him to open that "earned" seat up. Screw those pilots that were expecting to "earn" the left seat when he retired at 60 like those ahead of him did. You have my thanks OV for saying what NMB and FoxHunter really mean. It's all about them and no one else. Everyone ahead of them had to leave so they could move up and now when it is their turn to go they kick and scream like a toddler whose turn on the merry-go-round is over and have to be taken off the horse in a screaming hissy fit. Can't you just picture all these grown up pilots, in their uniforms, crying and yelling "But I don't want to go Mommy(FAA)! I want to stay longer!" Mommy says soothingly "It's time to go child. You had your turn. Now it is time to let the others who have waited have theirs. How would you feel if you were the one that had to wait longer so another child could ride twice instead of once?" "But Mommy I don't care about them. It's not fair! I'm the only one that matters!" At which point Mommy rips the child throwing the tantrum off the horse and says "Life's not fair kid. You had your shot now let's go find something else to do." What a very undignified way to end a professional career in aviation.