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ArmyService SupportRank #72 of 101 by 4-year cost
91J

Quartermaster and Chemical Equipment Repairer

13-week pipeline · BCT + AIT · Fort Gregg-Adams, VA
Training Pipeline
$30K
13 weeks
Annual MILPERS
$63K
E-4, 3 years service
Equipment Burden
$5K
per year (amortized)
4-Year Total Cost
$304K
DoD investment
4-Year Cost Breakdown
Training Pipeline
$30K10%
Military Personnel (MILPERS × 4yr)
$254K84%
Equipment Burden (× 4yr)
$20K7%
Training: 10% · MILPERS: 84% · Equipment: 7%= $304K
By the Numbers

The crossover between quartermaster and chemical equipment maintenance makes 91J uniquely versatile — and uniquely hard to find. Deployed soldiers who go weeks without showers or clean uniforms become health risks; 91Js prevent that.

Training Pipeline
Duration
13 weeks
Type
BCT + AIT
Location
Fort Gregg-Adams, VA
Pipeline Cost
$30K

91Js maintain equipment from two entirely different fields — laundry/bath units, water purification, and chemical decontamination systems. They are one of the few MOS cross-trained in both logistics and CBRN equipment maintenance.

Equipment & Annual Burden
Assigned Equipment
  • ·Lightweight Decontamination System
  • ·ROWPU Support Equipment
  • ·Laundry Advanced System (LADS)
  • ·Maintenance Tools
Annual Equipment Burden
$5K/yr
Multi-equipment maintenance tools 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~700
Avg Career Length6 years
Annual Training Bill$21.0M
Total Force 4yr Cost$212.5M
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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.