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Air ForceService SupportRank #94 of 101 by 4-year cost
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Contracting

14-week pipeline · BMT + Technical Training + DAU Contracting Courses · Lackland AFB, TX / Online (DAU)
Training Pipeline
$30K
14 weeks
Annual MILPERS
$63K
E-4, 3 years service
Equipment Burden
$1K
per year (amortized)
4-Year Total Cost
$288K
DoD investment
4-Year Cost Breakdown
Training Pipeline
$30K10%
Military Personnel (MILPERS × 4yr)
$254K88%
Equipment Burden (× 4yr)
$5K2%
Training: 10% · MILPERS: 88% · Equipment: 2%= $288K
By the Numbers

Federal contracting experience with a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) qualification leads directly to $80K–$120K civilian acquisition jobs with DoD contractors and the federal government.

Training Pipeline
Duration
14 weeks
Type
BMT + Technical Training + DAU Contracting Courses
Location
Lackland AFB, TX / Online (DAU)
Pipeline Cost
$30K

Air Force contracting specialists award and administer contracts worth billions annually. A single large contract they manage — such as an aircraft maintenance contract — can exceed $500M. They earn $32K/year while managing deals that Wall Street lawyers charge $500/hour to write.

Equipment & Annual Burden
Assigned Equipment
  • ·Contracting Information Technology Systems (PIEE)
  • ·GFE Workstations
  • ·Electronic Document Systems
Annual Equipment Burden
$1K/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~1,400
Avg Career Length6 years
Annual Training Bill$42.0M
Total Force 4yr Cost$403.6M
Other Air Force Profiles

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.