Turning 60 and retiring

[langy71]

Congratulations On your retirement Andrea, from another ex-serviceman, thank you for your service buddy.. :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:

[spanner570]

Congratulations Andrea.
I've written it before and I'll write it again.......Welcome to 6 Saturdays and 1 Sunday.

Enjoy your retirement - I do!

Ron

[Mini Me]

Now that you will have all the "Free" time in the world, you'll be able to spend a lot more of it at the bench with the end result of more build blogs and completed kits! Good on you Andrea and enjoy your well earned rest! :thumb2:

[Tim Marlow]

Nice one buddy. Enjoy more you time :thumb2:

[boatman]

Congratulations and well done for such long service! Andy from me to very well done an jen an i hope you enjoy your retirement as ive been retired near 6 yrs now an its nice to be able to do what you want an when you want
ATB SIR
JEN AN CHRISB

[tr1ckey66]

Congrats on your retirement Andrea. Enjoy the extra modelling time!
All the best
Paull

[Airborne01]

Congratulations Andrea - my time in the mob earned me an immediate lump sum and a pension from the date of discharge - it seems a little unfair you have to wait after such a length of service. Still, I hope it's worth waiting for!
Steve

[papa 695]

Congratulations, I hope you have a long and happy retirement Andrea.

[Andy the Sheep]

Congratulations Andrea.
Should we expect to see you more on here now ? :smiling2:

I really hope so; winter is coming, garden is going to sleep and the new house is almost ready: everything seems to be aligned... finger crossed. As we say "It doesn't matter how early you get up, bad luck is already awake!"

come on Andrea, don't be modest, now:smiling4:

Ok, Neil, I concede: I ended my career as an OF5 (full colonel) in the alpini corps (mountain infantry).

Andrea,
From one ex military man to another, thank you for your service and enjoy your retirement.

Congratulations On your retirement Andrea, from another ex-serviceman, thank you for your service buddy.. :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2: :thumb2:

Thank you Paul, Chris and all the others: serving my Country was an honour, always.

Congratulations Andrea - my time in the mob earned me an immediate lump sum and a pension from the date of discharge - it seems a little unfair you have to wait after such a length of service. Still, I hope it's worth waiting for!
Steve

Unfortunately public servants in Italy have to wait at least 15 months before getting their "lump" (probably, and I'm slightly on my nasty side, they hope some of us will kick the bucket in the meantime so that heirs will have to pay the inheritance tax) but pension is paid regularly since the end of active service.

Here's a pic of a younger me while serving as a company CO under the UN flag in Mozambique (oct '93 - mar. '94).

[minitnkr]

Ahhhh.......to be young again.....

[Neil Merryweather]

Respect,sir!

[Mickc1440]

Gents,
today I'm 60 and from tomorrow I will be officially and fully retired after 40 years in the Italian Army.
This is an important moment for me and I feel I have to share it with this fine community too.

Andrea

Congratulations, here’s to a long and enjoyable retirement

[boatman]

Respect,sir!

DITTO Andrea very well done Sir
chrisb

[JayCee]

Congratulations on your retirement, Andrea. Also on your dedicated service. I was a government servant also, but took a break in the middle so only had 30 years as an unbroken stretch.
John.

[Waspie]

I wish you all the best on your retirement. (Even if it is a trap and you end up working harder doing all the things you have managed to swerve around). :smiling2:
Forty years, wowsers, that is quite some time but if you enjoy the work it flies past. Like all service and ex service folk of any nationality, I bet there a few good camp fire stories. I wrote all mine down so that when I get totally ga-ga I'll know what I got up to!!!
All the best, now, boots off, and enjoy the future. You deserve it.