Funny the US have just elected a 48 year old as president.This is regarded as young in politics,but way too old for Nats.
I remember getting rejected from BA training purely on age at 26,because I was 6 months too old..Then asked if I wanted early retirement from Nats,6 months later.
There are some units who wouldn't entertain applicants with tons of experience in Nats,who were over 40.Probably still the case under the surface somewhere.
If the performance of controllers is supposed to decline with age,then why is HMS Gov.idiots making people work on at this high stress job,until they are 55.
If I want to do a Fred the shred,then surely changing the retirement age from 50 to 55 is just as illegal as saying you're too old at 36.