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89B

Ammunition Specialist

10-week pipeline · BCT + AIT · Fort Gregg-Adams, VA
Training Pipeline
$24K
10 weeks
Annual MILPERS
$65K
E-4, 3 years service
Equipment Burden
$4K
per year (amortized)
4-Year Total Cost
$301K
DoD investment
4-Year Cost Breakdown
Training Pipeline
$24K8%
Military Personnel (MILPERS × 4yr)
$261K87%
Equipment Burden (× 4yr)
$16K5%
Training: 8% · MILPERS: 87% · Equipment: 5%= $301K
By the Numbers

Ammunition specialists handle material with more raw destructive potential than most nations' entire arsenals. Their $24K training pipeline instills the safety discipline that prevents catastrophic accidents costing hundreds of millions and lives.

Training Pipeline
Duration
10 weeks
Type
BCT + AIT
Location
Fort Gregg-Adams, VA
Pipeline Cost
$24K

89Bs manage ammunition storage and issue operations that can exceed $100M in munitions value at a single installation. They are accountable for the literal explosive power of an entire post.

Equipment & Annual Burden
Assigned Equipment
  • ·Ammunition Handling Equipment
  • ·Forklifts
  • ·SAAS-MOD Ammo Tracking System
  • ·Safety Equipment
  • ·M4A1 Carbine
Annual Equipment Burden
$4K/yr
MHE share + ammo systems + safety equipment amortized
Military Personnel Cost (Annual)
Grade BenchmarkE-4, 3 years service
Base MILPERS$63K/yr
Specialty Pay(Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay (HDIP))+$2K/yr
Total Annual MILPERS$65K/yr
Specialty pays account for $2K annually (3% of total compensation).
Force Structure Context
Annual Accessions~1,400
Avg Career Length6 years
Annual Training Bill$33.6M
Total Force 4yr Cost$421.0M
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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.