He retired in 1999 at the peak of Microsoft's market cap, bought a used Gulfstream III jet and invested his nine-figure fortune in dinosaur fossil hunts and the like.
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The current cap of 60 puts pressure on military jet pilots to bail out of the armed services earlier than they might otherwise do because of a fear that their lifetime earnings with a carrier will be unnecessarily limited.