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1C0X2

Aviation Resource Management

13-week pipeline · BMT + Technical Training · Keesler AFB, MS
Training Pipeline
$22K
13 weeks
Annual MILPERS
$63K
E-4, 3 years service
Equipment Burden
$2K
per year (amortized)
4-Year Total Cost
$282K
DoD investment
4-Year Cost Breakdown
Training Pipeline
$22K8%
Military Personnel (MILPERS × 4yr)
$254K90%
Equipment Burden (× 4yr)
$6K2%
Training: 8% · MILPERS: 90% · Equipment: 2%= $282K
By the Numbers

Aviation resource managers are invisible until something goes wrong — then their records are the first thing investigators examine. Their precision determines whether multi-million-dollar aircraft can legally and safely fly.

Training Pipeline
Duration
13 weeks
Type
BMT + Technical Training
Location
Keesler AFB, MS
Pipeline Cost
$22K

1C0X2 specialists manage flight authorizations, crew records, and flying hour programs for entire wings. A single error in aircrew qualification tracking can ground a multimillion-dollar aircraft and trigger a safety investigation.

Equipment & Annual Burden
Assigned Equipment
  • ·Aviation Resource Management System (ARMS)
  • ·Flight Scheduling Software
  • ·Aircrew Records Systems
  • ·GFE Workstations
Annual Equipment Burden
$2K/yr
GFE IT systems amortized
Military Personnel Cost (Annual)
Grade BenchmarkE-4, 3 years service
Base MILPERS$63K/yr
Total Annual MILPERS$63K/yr
Force Structure Context
Annual Accessions~1,200
Avg Career Length6 years
Annual Training Bill$26.4M
Total Force 4yr Cost$337.8M
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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.