If useful to you, I'd be happy to talk offline and brainstorm strategies to find investments and start deploying.

We just cash out the 6% CD rate before deploy it again end of next year or early 2025 LOL

While yes, deployments and when I'll PCS between locations are still unknowns, I still wanted to purchase a property for myself in the Meade area.

Is anyone aware of how much someone should have saved and potentially have ready to be deployed when going through the course?

This will keep your deployable capital level high. - I am not an accountant, but in general yes, interest is deductible. 

You should also have a solid plan for deployments if you're on sea duty. 

But as you mentioned to increase my deployable capital, flipping could be more useful.

If you do have some funds to deploy, are willing to work hard, can commit the time, and are willing to deal with all the obstacles that are sure to come your way, paid mentoring can be a great option.  

One of your primary considerations should be what % return are you looking for (#2) vs. what are the other alternatives for the money Hello, I am looking to deploy maybe 50-$60k while keeping the rest in reserves.

I was planning to set that money aside to save up for my down payment for my first rental home ;) Loan,I was in the same boat as Anthony; contributing to hit my annual TSP max for the past few years (although deployments made that rather painless).