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ArmyService SupportRank #95 of 101 by 4-year cost
92G

Culinary Specialist

9-week pipeline · BCT + AIT · Fort Gregg-Adams, VA
Training Pipeline
$19K
9 weeks
Annual MILPERS
$63K
E-4, 3 years service
Equipment Burden
$4K
per year (amortized)
4-Year Total Cost
$287K
DoD investment
4-Year Cost Breakdown
Training Pipeline
$19K7%
Military Personnel (MILPERS × 4yr)
$254K88%
Equipment Burden (× 4yr)
$14K5%
Training: 7% · MILPERS: 88% · Equipment: 5%= $287K
By the Numbers

Morale and readiness track directly with the quality of hot chow. A forward-deployed unit that eats well fights well — 92Gs are the invisible force multiplier that commanders overlook until they're gone.

Training Pipeline
Duration
9 weeks
Type
BCT + AIT
Location
Fort Gregg-Adams, VA
Pipeline Cost
$19K

Army culinary specialists feed units using both field kitchen equipment and garrison dining facilities. The M59 Field Range they operate can produce 800 meals per hour — feeding an entire battalion in a single cooking cycle.

Equipment & Annual Burden
Assigned Equipment
  • ·M59 Field Range
  • ·Kitchen Company Set
  • ·Garrison Dining Equipment
  • ·Food Safety Testing Kit
Annual Equipment Burden
$4K/yr
Field kitchen equipment 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~3,800
Avg Career Length5 years
Annual Training Bill$72.2M
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.