Must be age 50 and have contributed 20 years into the system to collect full retirement benefits. Retirement for all members is mandatory at age 55. Paid medical and dental plans. The Trooper contributes 20% and the state covers the remaining 80% of the cost of the medical plan.
First of all, it's not stan that is the suffix, rather it is istan, which means land in farsi/urdu languages. Pak = pure, Istan = land, Pakistan = the land of the pure. Uzbek = the ethnic people Uzbeks, Istan = land, Uzbekistan = the land of the Uzbeks. ... and so on. Light of Knowledge Â· 8 years ago.
1 -istan is a suffix in the Persian language (Farsi), denoting a place. 2  Thus, Pakistan means place of the pure (pak=pure). 3  It does not just refer to geographical areas, as in bimarestan=place of the sick=hospital.