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3051

Warehouse Clerk

17-week pipeline · Recruit Training + MCT + Supply MOS School · MCRD + Albany, GA
Training Pipeline
$28K
17 weeks
Annual MILPERS
$63K
E-4, 3 years service
Equipment Burden
$2K
per year (amortized)
4-Year Total Cost
$290K
DoD investment
4-Year Cost Breakdown
Training Pipeline
$28K10%
Military Personnel (MILPERS × 4yr)
$254K88%
Equipment Burden (× 4yr)
$8K3%
Training: 10% · MILPERS: 88% · Equipment: 3%= $290K
By the Numbers

Marine logistics is notoriously lean — every Marine does more with less. 3051 warehouse clerks keep that supply chain running for expeditionary operations that leave CONUS for months with finite resupply windows.

Training Pipeline
Duration
17 weeks
Type
Recruit Training + MCT + Supply MOS School
Location
MCRD + Albany, GA
Pipeline Cost
$28K

Marine warehouse clerks manage supply requisitions for MEU deployments — 2,200 Marines embarked on amphibious ships for months at a time. A logistics operation worth hundreds of millions in equipment rides on their accuracy.

Equipment & Annual Burden
Assigned Equipment
  • ·GCSS-MC Supply System
  • ·Forklift/MHE
  • ·RFID/Barcode Equipment
  • ·GFE Workstations
Annual Equipment Burden
$2K/yr
Supply IT systems + MHE share 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~2,000
Avg Career Length5 years
Annual Training Bill$56.0M
Total Force 4yr Cost$579.0M
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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.