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ArmyService SupportRank #96 of 101 by 4-year cost
92A

Automated Logistical Specialist

10-week pipeline · BCT + AIT · Fort Gregg-Adams, VA
Training Pipeline
$22K
10 weeks
Annual MILPERS
$63K
E-4, 3 years service
Equipment Burden
$3K
per year (amortized)
4-Year Total Cost
$286K
DoD investment
4-Year Cost Breakdown
Training Pipeline
$22K8%
Military Personnel (MILPERS × 4yr)
$254K89%
Equipment Burden (× 4yr)
$10K4%
Training: 8% · MILPERS: 89% · Equipment: 4%= $286K
By the Numbers

92A is one of the Army's highest-volume logistics MOS. They maintain property accountability for units — and unit commanders are held personally liable for property book discrepancies. The 92A is their last line of defense against financial liability.

Training Pipeline
Duration
10 weeks
Type
BCT + AIT
Location
Fort Gregg-Adams, VA
Pipeline Cost
$22K

92As operate GCSS-Army, the enterprise resource planning system that tracks every piece of Army equipment worth over $5,000. The system they maintain replaced 12 legacy Army systems and cost $3B to develop.

Equipment & Annual Burden
Assigned Equipment
  • ·GCSS-Army Terminal
  • ·Warehouse Management Systems
  • ·Forklift (MHE)
  • ·Barcode/RFID Equipment
Annual Equipment Burden
$3K/yr
GFE IT + 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~7,000
Avg Career Length5 years
Annual Training Bill$154.0M
Total Force 4yr Cost$2.0B
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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.