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ArmyService SupportRank #101 of 101 by 4-year cost
92Y

Unit Supply Specialist

8-week pipeline · BCT + AIT · Fort Gregg-Adams, VA
Training Pipeline
$18K
8 weeks
Annual MILPERS
$63K
E-4, 3 years service
Equipment Burden
$2K
per year (amortized)
4-Year Total Cost
$278K
DoD investment
4-Year Cost Breakdown
Training Pipeline
$18K7%
Military Personnel (MILPERS × 4yr)
$254K91%
Equipment Burden (× 4yr)
$6K2%
Training: 7% · MILPERS: 91% · Equipment: 2%= $278K
By the Numbers

92Y is one of the Army's highest-volume MOS with the lowest training cost — and manages some of the highest-value property in the inventory. A private first class can be accountable for $10M in equipment by month 3.

Training Pipeline
Duration
8 weeks
Type
BCT + AIT
Location
Fort Gregg-Adams, VA
Pipeline Cost
$18K

A 92Y manages property books worth millions of dollars — sometimes exceeding $50M for a brigade — after just 8 weeks of AIT training.

Equipment & Annual Burden
Assigned Equipment
  • ·PBUSE Terminal
  • ·GCSS-Army System
  • ·Barcode Scanners
  • ·Material Handling Equipment
Annual Equipment Burden
$2K/yr
GFE IT systems 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~5,500
Avg Career Length5 years
Annual Training Bill$99.5M
Total Force 4yr Cost$1.5B
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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.