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-241- An Operational Analysis of Cadre
Figure B.2—Relative Cost Calculation for All Officers and NCO Cadre Unit
Pay Grade Per Soldier AC BCT Cost AC Cadre BCT Cadre BCT Cost Cadre
OFFICERS O-1 and O-2 $74,157 129 $9,566,253 100% 129 $9,566,253
O-3 $99,614 113 $11,256,382 100% 113 $11,256,382
O-4 $112,185 36 $4,038,660 100% 36 $4,038,660
O-5 $123,333 9 $1,109,997 100% 9 $1,109,997
O-6 $141,394 2 $282,788 100% 2 $282,788
CW1 & CW2 $82,377 23 $1,894,671 100% 23 $1,894,671
CW3 $99,977 5 $499,885 100% 5 $499,885
CW4 $108,756 2 $217,512 100% 2 $217,512
CW5 $128,629 0 $0 100% 0 $0
ENLISTED E-1 through E-3 $33,876 858 $29,065,608 0% 0 $0
E-4 $41,931 1124 $47,130,444 0% 0 $0
NCOs E-5 $51,489 609 $31,356,801 100% 609 $31,356,801
E-6 $61,922 343 $21,239,246 100% 343 $21,239,246
E-7 $71,722 160 $11,475,520 100% 160 $11,475,520
E-8 $79,688 44 $3,506,272 100% 44 $3,506,272
E-9 $94,888 12 $1,138,656 100% 12 $1,138,656
SUMMARY Total - 3469 $173,778,695 43% 1487 $97,582,643
Cost of Cadre BCT Relative to AC BCT = 56%
We calculated that the annual personnel cost of an AC BCT was $173,778,695 and
that the annual personnel cost of a cadre unit retaining all officers and NCOs was
$97,582,643. Using these two values, we calculate the relative cost of this cadre unit to be 56
percent of an AC unit. This calculation was repeated for each of the cadre configurations
discussed in Chapter Two of this paper.
B.1.3—Validity of Relative Personnel Costs
In the previous section, we calculated the relative cost of a soldier in each grade
based on data from Department of the Army (2007a). To validate these calculations, we
compared the rate of increase in compensation in our calculation to that calculated in CBO
(2007b) for enlisted personnel. 168 Figure B.3 shows the percentage increase in compensation
for enlisted soldiers in each pay grade.
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168 CBO (2007b) only calculates average compensation by grade for enlisted personnel, not officers.