by John S.
I cannot speak to the uniqueness of my
particular situation, but I am drawing a monthly pension check from Lockheed
Martin without having worked for Lockheed. I’ll explain. I worked for GE
Aerospace. In 1989, I was laid off, but the next year I was hired by GE
Aerospace, Reentry Systems. In 1993, Martin Marietta acquired GE Aerospace. In
1994, I was again laid off and was never rehired by any of the aforementioned
companies. In 1995, Martin Marietta Corporation merged with Lockheed
Corporation to become Lockheed Martin. In 1999, I began drawing a pension from
Lockheed Martin. To summarize, I worked for GE Aerospace and for Martin
Marietta, but never for Lockheed Martin. A big thank you to those responsible
for carrying my pension benefits forward from GE to Lockheed Martin.
