Anyone serving a public safety function to include military and risk their lives for the lives of others, misses time/holidays/events from their family over a period of 20 or more years. Should be exempt from paying taxes on acquired retirement funds beginning at 20 years. Should the potential retiree stay in the career, those withdrawn “taxes” could be entered into a IRA or other selected investment, for as long as they remain employed and in good standing.
The hope would be to provide an incentive to enter the public safety realm and complete an entire career.