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HS-CG

Health Services Technician

26-week pipeline · Recruit Training + A-School (clinical) · Cape May, NJ + JBSA–Fort Sam Houston, TX
Training Pipeline
$42K
26 weeks
Annual MILPERS
$63K
E-4, 3 years service
Equipment Burden
$3K
per year (amortized)
4-Year Total Cost
$306K
DoD investment
4-Year Cost Breakdown
Training Pipeline
$42K14%
Military Personnel (MILPERS × 4yr)
$254K83%
Equipment Burden (× 4yr)
$10K3%
Training: 14% · MILPERS: 83% · Equipment: 3%= $306K
By the Numbers

The CG HS makes life-or-death decisions with no physician to consult, weeks from the nearest hospital. Their training bridges emergency medicine and primary care in a uniquely isolated operational environment.

Training Pipeline
Duration
26 weeks
Type
Recruit Training + A-School (clinical)
Location
Cape May, NJ + JBSA–Fort Sam Houston, TX
Pipeline Cost
$42K

Coast Guard HSs are the primary medical providers for cutters with no physician assigned. An HS at sea is the only medical care available for 150 crew members, 500 miles from shore, for 60-day patrols.

Equipment & Annual Burden
Assigned Equipment
  • ·Shipboard Medical Kit
  • ·Aid Bag (Trauma)
  • ·Pharmacy Equipment
  • ·Vital Signs Monitor
  • ·Surgical Basic Kit
Annual Equipment Burden
$3K/yr
Medical equipment + consumables 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~400
Avg Career Length7 years
Annual Training Bill$16.8M
Total Force 4yr Cost$122.2M
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4-year total
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$334K
4-year total
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$316K
4-year total

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.