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Suggest a Feature →M1 Armor Crewman
The M1A2 SEPv3 makes armor crewmen among the most capital-intensive soldiers in the U.S. Army. The tank alone contributes $74,000/year in amortized cost — more than the soldier's entire MILPERS package.
$604K for one armor crewman's first 4 years. The Army's 2,000 active M1A2s represent $17.8B in procurement cost alone.
Tank simulator time during OSUT costs $15,000 per trainee — because crashing a simulator is far cheaper than crashing an $8.9M tank.
- ·M1A2 SEPv3 Main Battle Tank
- ·M4A1 Carbine
- ·Commander's CITV
- ·FBCB2 System
- ·Crew Protective Equipment
Cost estimates derived from DoD Comptroller per-soldier analysis, RAND Corporation military personnel studies, CBO military compensation reports, service-specific training cost testimony, and published equipment unit costs. Error margin ±15%. Individual costs vary by duty station, assignment, and deployment tempo. This is Phase 3 of the Honest MOS DoD Budget Intelligence Roadmap.