Well, before that, 56 year mandatory retirement. What I've done is said, hey, listen, these are the best controllers we have in the airspace. Let's give them a bonus. I'm going to give them a 20% upfront bonus to stay on the job, don't retire, keep serving your country. and these are the best guys. And so if we can keep more of those experienced air traffic controllers from retiring and we're supercharging more young people into our academy. (08:39–08:45)
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