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ArmyService SupportRank #34 of 101 by 4-year cost
92F

Petroleum Supply Specialist

10-week pipeline · BCT + AIT · Fort Gregg-Adams, VA
Training Pipeline
$23K
10 weeks
Annual MILPERS
$65K
E-4, 3 years service
Equipment Burden
$14K
per year (amortized)
4-Year Total Cost
$339K
DoD investment
4-Year Cost Breakdown
Training Pipeline
$23K7%
Military Personnel (MILPERS × 4yr)
$261K77%
Equipment Burden (× 4yr)
$56K17%
Training: 7% · MILPERS: 77% · Equipment: 17%= $339K
By the Numbers

Armies run on fuel. The Persian Gulf Wars demonstrated that a logistics failure — specifically fuel — halts the most powerful military in history. Every 92F is an insurance policy against that outcome.

Training Pipeline
Duration
10 weeks
Type
BCT + AIT
Location
Fort Gregg-Adams, VA
Pipeline Cost
$23K

92Fs manage fuel operations that sustain the world's most fuel-intensive military. A single M1A2 tank burns 300 gallons of JP-8 per 8 hours of operation. An armored brigade combat team can consume 500,000 gallons in a single day of high-intensity combat.

Equipment & Annual Burden
Primary Platform
M978 HEMTT Fuel Tanker — $550,000 per vehicle
Assigned Equipment
  • ·M978 HEMTT Tanker ($550K)
  • ·Fuel Servicing Equipment
  • ·FARE System
  • ·Petroleum Testing Kit
  • ·Safety Equipment
Annual Equipment Burden
$14K/yr
HEMTT tanker share ($550K / 2 crew / 20yr) + fuel handling equipment
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~3,200
Avg Career Length6 years
Annual Training Bill$72.0M
Total Force 4yr Cost$1.1B
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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.