Not a CX guy, so take this for what it's worth.
1. 55 retirement might change, described to me by a CX buddy as a way for the company to get the "A" scalers off the property soonest, then it might change...?
2. Commuted with AA (for the few months I was there) from SEA to ORD - it sucked. Cannot fathom doing it 1/2 way around the world...
3. I sent my app (filled out and printed on computer), photo and all, in the US mail. Got an email a few weeks later saying "Thanks for the app, now stfb..." or words to that effect. I'm not available (retire from USN) until Aug of 07, so I don't expect to hear anything for a while...if at all
VT3, 1988