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specifically mentioned his condition as retired. Did not say whether it was a medical retirement or a full career retirement.
My specialty was aircraft electrician. I have not been near an aircraft since 1988, the year I retired. I have however, been a prison guard, as well as a special education teacher aide in a prison. Prisons all over the country are hiring new correctional officers regularly because of the high turnover rate.
High schools that have an ROTC program have billets (jobs) for retirees, usually two per school. As a general rule there is one billet that does not require a bachelor's degree.
So, I still don't understand how a retiree can feel like a third class citizen. Medical care is available either via a military facility or Tricare insurance - and that insurance is quite good, plus the list of participating providers is enormous. Jobs for us are available, and because we are retired we can make do with a lower salary than a young person just starting out. Whilst I was a prison guard I knew many young coworkers who were raising a family on that salary.
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