I retired at age 59 (4 years longer than minimum age) and wife retired at 52 from Federal government jobs on the same day. We moved to The Villages about a year ago.
Federal government retirement is great. We paid into our Civil Service Retirement System every month just like folks on Social Security. We do not get Social Security but the Civil Service retirement. We paid health insurance premiums all the years we worked and in retirement we still get health insurance through the Federal Employees Health Benefit plan - and we do pay a monthly premium still.
I am very glad that I took a Federal government job when I got out of the Army and college. The pay was not the greatest but very nice benefits.
Retirement is great. It took me all of 1 day to adjust.
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