Thread: 100% base pay?

Actually, you don't have to stop the election. It automatically stops contributions once you hit the limit, and then starts back up in January. I was able to hit the limit for a couple of years (2003&2004). They didn't have catch up contributions back then, though. The military knows how old you are but I'm not sure if that info is fed into the pay system. Test it out again and see if it works. There's so few people in the military eligible for catch up, I doubt they modified the system for it.

Originally Posted by OMA

I've been a few hundred dollars short of the $16,500. Never hit it on the head. Too worried about going over.

You won't go over. It gets caught automatically on that last pay period and adjusts downward your contribution to keep you within the $16,500. At least that's been my experience.