Me retired from federal civil service in 2007 at 54 and 10 months with a buyout.
When the offer from the OO-AFLC reached my desk, I jumped up so fast almost conked my noggin on the ceiling LOL.
No regrets of course.
Drove a tow truck for a year after retiring because I thought I wanted to keep working.
Not true! ... learned to hate that job with all my might...
I now know that I can't afford to have a job and a retirement.