Well lets see i got hired in 1967 --BWIA P3 on a B727/100-i was 21 i`m now 61 and a capt on a A320 (nice new one pegasus and all lol) been flying for 40 years . --because of the hardships (i suppose) of U.S.A. flying (at least reading this website u guys sure make it sound hard) all i have to say is thank god i never had to put up with these rat race type attitudes.----aviation was a GREAT career when all pilots supported each other, and each and every one of us treated the other like brothers of the air,-rather than some body who`s just trying to "keep me down" or "force me to retire".