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NavyAviationRank #86 of 101 by 4-year cost
PR

Aircrew Survival Equipmentman

18-week pipeline · Recruit Training + A-School · NAS Pensacola, FL
Training Pipeline
$30K
18 weeks
Annual MILPERS
$63K
E-4, 3 years service
Equipment Burden
$4K
per year (amortized)
4-Year Total Cost
$298K
DoD investment
4-Year Cost Breakdown
Training Pipeline
$30K10%
Military Personnel (MILPERS × 4yr)
$254K85%
Equipment Burden (× 4yr)
$14K5%
Training: 10% · MILPERS: 85% · Equipment: 5%= $298K
By the Numbers

Every naval aviator who ejects and survives owes their life to a PR who packed that seat correctly. The $30M F/A-18 is replaceable; the pilot is not. PRs maintain the last line of defense between a pilot and a fatal accident.

Training Pipeline
Duration
18 weeks
Type
Recruit Training + A-School
Location
NAS Pensacola, FL
Pipeline Cost
$30K

PRs pack ejection seats, parachutes, survival vests, and life rafts used by naval aviators. An incorrectly packed ACES II ejection seat can fail to fire or fail to sequence — both outcomes are fatal. PR training has zero margin for error.

Equipment & Annual Burden
Assigned Equipment
  • ·ACES II Ejection Seat Tools
  • ·Parachute Packing Equipment
  • ·Life Raft Inspection Tools
  • ·Survival Equipment Kits
Annual Equipment Burden
$4K/yr
Ejection seat and parachute maintenance tools 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~800
Avg Career Length7 years
Annual Training Bill$24.0M
Total Force 4yr Cost$238.0M
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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.