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@dchristian I appreciate the comments - all solid points. To answer the question, yes, my alternate plan was to abandon TSP allocation in January/February to have some liquidity on hand in case things get hairy throughout my move...but I was mentally struggling between maintaining my current TSP...

@kitty346 The other part that keeps my brain thinking about this subj is the tax burden. So if I pull on this thread some more...I lower my tax burden with a $23K TSP contribution in Jan/Feb, correct? If I take on a state/local gov't job, say Virginia, and elect to participate in a 457 plan - do...

@sjasti Oddly enough, 4 of the 5 organizations I'm interviewing with are for city/state government employment - so the 403b is also an option. Nevertheless, you have offered me a data point that I did not consider previously. So I can bake that into the decision-making gonkulator. I am nearing...

@sjasti Solid point, Van. In other words, If I max out my TSP in Jan/Feb as a uniformed service member, I cannot "start over" as an employee in company X, which offers 5-6% matching. That's wazzup... Best-

Background: My military retirement is effective 1 March 2024. I am currently interviewing with five organizations for my second career, post-transition. All of these organizations are NOT with the federal government. I feel confident I can start new employment in late January or early February...