Michael Cash wrote:

> On 1 Jun 2003 18:33:32 -0700, Brett Robson <jet_boy@deja.com> gasped
> and wheezed:
>
> >Now more than ever, make a difference.
> >
> >http://navy.ym0.net/re3.asp?C=44336&P=137718&L=0
>
> It is interesting that you post this today, since had I remained in
> the Navy, today is the day I would have been eligible to retire. I
> went on active duty June 3, 1983. Today would have finished up 20
> years.

Do you regret it? The benefits could have been sweet.

I know a man who retired while still in his 30s or early 40s, and has
used the remaining years of his life to care for both his parents and
wife who had health problems (parents now passed away), and engages in
community activities on a regular basis.