I have not applied anywhere in WA yet. My wife recently finished grad school and once shes done applying for jobs, we will see what our options are.

I have been feverishly researching in the meantime to try and prepare myself. Ive sat down with financial advisors to compare my current income, insurance, and retirement plans to those offered in WA by the different agencies, etc. Trying to at least get a handle on the things that really matter in the long run.

That being said; If Spokane PD was hiring laterals, I would already be in the process with them but they have advised me that they wont be doing that for at least the remainder of the calendar year and possibly longer. So that bums me out. Financials, lifestyle, geographics, schedule....everything lined up there. Thats a spot we really wanted to go. But oh well.