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Are you against the police and fire service being able to retire at 60? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro

To be honest most of those who get to late 50’s early 60’s simply walk away and take “early retirement”. I honestly can’t think of anyone who has worked right through until current retirement age since I joined 11 years ago. In the “old days” you might have gone to a quieter station ie Battle...

I agree that 65 year olds shouldn’t be going into burning buildings or trying to chase down someone with a knife. Do you think it’s ok / safe for someone who is 65 to carry a 18+ stone person down a flight of stairs? I can assure you ambulance crews having to carry obese people happens a lot...

Yes it’s a career path and one that I enjoy. There’s a reason why the Police and Fire can retire at 60 and its largely due to the physical and mental demands of the job that they do. The ambulance service see and deal with the same incidents (and more) as those mentioned so why are we treated...

Not sure why the Ambulance service should be treated differently to the Police or Fire. I know it’s unlikely to make any difference, but feel free to add to the growing petition...