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88M

Motor Transport Operator

7-week pipeline · BCT + AIT · Fort Gregg-Adams, VA
Training Pipeline
$18K
7 weeks
Annual MILPERS
$63K
E-4, 3 years service
Equipment Burden
$10K
per year (amortized)
4-Year Total Cost
$312K
DoD investment
4-Year Cost Breakdown
Training Pipeline
$18K6%
Military Personnel (MILPERS × 4yr)
$254K81%
Equipment Burden (× 4yr)
$40K13%
Training: 6% · MILPERS: 81% · Equipment: 13%= $312K
By the Numbers

Every Army convoy is an 88M problem. Logistics drives combat power — and at $18K training cost, 88Ms are the most cost-efficient way to keep a combat division moving.

Training Pipeline
Duration
7 weeks
Type
BCT + AIT
Location
Fort Gregg-Adams, VA
Pipeline Cost
$18K

88M is one of the Army's highest-volume MOS with one of the shortest pipelines — 7 weeks of AIT to get a soldier behind the wheel of a $750,000 LMTV.

Equipment & Annual Burden
Primary Platform
LMTV M1078 — $350,000 per vehicle (2 operators)
Assigned Equipment
  • ·LMTV M1078 ($350K)
  • ·HEMTT M977 ($750K, heavy)
  • ·M4A1 Carbine
  • ·Personal Protection Equipment
Annual Equipment Burden
$10K/yr
LMTV share ($350K / 2 operators / 20yr) + personal equipment
Military Personnel Cost (Annual)
Grade BenchmarkE-4, 3 years service
Base MILPERS$63K/yr
Total Annual MILPERS$63K/yr
Force Structure Context
Annual Accessions~6,800
Avg Career Length5 years
Annual Training Bill$124.4M
Total Force 4yr Cost$2.1B
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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.