Also called: Army 90A, Air Force 21R, Marine 0402
Officer who plans how fuel, food, ammunition, parts, and people get where they need to be.
Logistics officers build supply plans, run distribution companies with dozens of trucks, and solve shortages before they become crises. On deployments they might move thousands of tons of cargo a week. Supply-chain managers at companies like Amazon, FedEx, and Walmart actively recruit them.
RMC (base pay + housing/food allowances + tax advantage) for officers O-1 (2nd Lieutenant/Ensign) to O-5 (Lieutenant Colonel/Commander), 2026 estimate. A 20-year career also earns a lifetime pension starting right after retirement.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's and commission, then logistics officer training. Free-college benefits: Tuition Assistance (up to $4,500/yr) while serving, the Post-9/11 GI Bill (36 months of tuition + housing stipend) afterward, and SkillBridge internships before separating.
Ways in: Military, 4-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Supply Chain Management, Business, Industrial Engineering.
Growing about average. Military specialties are not in BLS projections. The services recruit for this job every year and openings track force size and retention rather than market growth.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI forecasts supply needs and plans routes; leading distribution units in the field stays human.
Classes: Business, Statistics, Geography.
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