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1C8X1

Radar, Airfield & Weather Systems

32-week pipeline · BMT + Technical Training · Keesler AFB, MS / Various SFB locations
Training Pipeline
$58K
32 weeks
Annual MILPERS
$66K
E-4/E-5, 3 years service
Equipment Burden
$7K
per year (amortized)
4-Year Total Cost
$349K
DoD investment
4-Year Cost Breakdown
Training Pipeline
$58K17%
Military Personnel (MILPERS × 4yr)
$263K75%
Equipment Burden (× 4yr)
$28K8%
Training: 17% · MILPERS: 75% · Equipment: 8%= $349K
By the Numbers

A collision between debris and an operational satellite can cascade into a debris field that renders entire orbital regimes unusable. 1C8X1 Guardians track the 27,000+ objects that make that outcome preventable.

Training Pipeline
Duration
32 weeks
Type
BMT + Technical Training
Location
Keesler AFB, MS / Various SFB locations
Pipeline Cost
$58K

1C8X1 Guardians maintain the Space Fence — the world's most advanced radar for tracking objects in low Earth orbit. Space Fence can detect objects as small as a softball in LEO and tracks 27,000+ space objects simultaneously, protecting satellites worth hundreds of billions.

Equipment & Annual Burden
Assigned Equipment
  • ·Space Fence Radar Systems
  • ·Space Situational Awareness Sensors
  • ·Radar Maintenance Tools
  • ·Precision Timing Equipment
Annual Equipment Burden
$7K/yr
Radar system maintenance equipment share amortized
Military Personnel Cost (Annual)
Grade BenchmarkE-4/E-5, 3 years service
Base MILPERS$63K/yr
Specialty Pay(Space Operations Duty Pay)+$2K/yr
Total Annual MILPERS$66K/yr
Specialty pays account for $2K annually (4% of total compensation).
Force Structure Context
Annual Accessions~400
Avg Career Length8 years
Annual Training Bill$23.2M
Total Force 4yr Cost$139.6M
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4-year total

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.