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Once you leave the military, you can no longer make contributions to your military TSP account. You may, however, be able to make contributions to a different Thrift Savings Plan account if you get hired by a government agency which offers it.

Your entire TSP account both traditional and Roth is subject to these required minimum distributions (RMDs). We calculate RMDs using your age, your prior year-end account balance, and the IRS Uniform Lifetime Table, Treas.

You can start, change, or stop any of your regular employee contributions at any time by submitting the TSP-1, Election Form, to your agency, or using your agency's electronic version of the form.

You are separated from the uniformed services, but still a federal civilian employee your only option is to transfer your uniformed services account into your civilian account. You are separated from both federal civilian employment and the uniformed services you can combine your accounts in any way you choose.

If you were separating from both your federal civilian employment and a uniformed service, you can choose which account you want to keep and combine the two into one using Form TSP-65, "Request to Combine Uniformed Services and Civilian TSP Accounts."

By 35, you should have the equivalent of twice your annual salary saved if you plan to retire at 67 and live a similar lifestyle, according to a recent report by financial services company Fidelity.

While the TSP isn't technically a 401k, it is a defined contribution plan just like a 401k (and a 403b for that matter). ... Limits on TSP contributions are equivalent to those for 401(k) plans. For 2019, that amount is $19,000 plus an additional catch-up contribution of $6,000 for employees age 50 or older.

General Rules. Broadly speaking, TSP accounts are subject to the same rollover rules and provisions that govern other tax-deferred retirement plans, including traditional IRAs and 401k plans. If you have an old TSP balance and you are now covered under a new employer's 401k, you can generally roll the balance over.

Your RMD amount is calculated by dividing your tax-deferred retirement account balance as of December 31 of last year by your life expectancy factor. Your life expectancy factor is taken from the IRS Uniform Lifetime Table (PDF).