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Old 14th Nov 2008, 23:49
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KitKat747
 
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Luc,

Why are you so against pilots having the choice to retire at an age that suits them, even if that is 65? This applies to people in other occupations as well.

Surely choice is better than having retirement forced upon you at an age decided by someone else. I do not now know how I will feel when I am 60, perhaps you already know how you are going to feel when you reach that age.

I am almost 51 and am delighted there is now a choice, before I would have had complusory retirement at 55. I do not think in 4 years time I will be ready for the scrap heap and doubt if I will feel that way when I am 60. I will have to wait and see how I feel then. I am now very happy that I will be able to continue till 65 if I want to. On the other hand perhaps my circumstances or feelings will change and I might want to retire at 60- I have a choice and nothing can be better than that.
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