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HT

Hull Maintenance Technician

17-week pipeline · Recruit Training + A-School · NETC Great Lakes, IL
Training Pipeline
$28K
17 weeks
Annual MILPERS
$63K
E-4, 3 years service
Equipment Burden
$5K
per year (amortized)
4-Year Total Cost
$300K
DoD investment
4-Year Cost Breakdown
Training Pipeline
$28K9%
Military Personnel (MILPERS × 4yr)
$254K85%
Equipment Burden (× 4yr)
$18K6%
Training: 9% · MILPERS: 85% · Equipment: 6%= $300K
By the Numbers

Certified welders with shipbuilding experience earn $60K–$90K in civilian shipyards. HTs leave the Navy with a certification worth $10,000+ in training costs and are immediately competitive in the maritime industrial workforce.

Training Pipeline
Duration
17 weeks
Type
Recruit Training + A-School
Location
NETC Great Lakes, IL
Pipeline Cost
$28K

HTs perform structural welding on ships underway — a process complicated by the motion of the sea, confined spaces, and the knowledge that a failure in their weld is a hole in the ship. They also maintain all shipboard plumbing and damage control systems.

Equipment & Annual Burden
Assigned Equipment
  • ·Welding Equipment
  • ·Pipefitting Tools
  • ·Damage Control Equipment
  • ·Diving Support Gear (select)
Annual Equipment Burden
$5K/yr
Welding and hull maintenance equipment 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~2,200
Avg Career Length6 years
Annual Training Bill$61.6M
Total Force 4yr Cost$658.9M
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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.