Q: I am a federal employee under the Federal Employees Retirement System. In the year and month of my retirement, I will have about $170,000 in my Thrift Savings Plan. In the year of my retirement, can I do a one time withdrawal of $30,000 and not request a monthly withdrawal that year, and then the following year of my retirement start my monthly withdrawals?
A: Yes, if you have not used up your one-time partial withdrawal prior to taking the $30,000 withdrawal.
— Mike Miles
