![]() ![]() ![]() Job codes are identified in the last two digits and represent a specific job within that OccFld. Occupational Fields (OccFlds) are identified in the first two digits and represents a grouping of related MOSs. Additional MOSs may be assigned through a combination of training and/or experience, which may or may not include completion of a formal school and assignment of a formal school code. All enlisted and officer Marines are assigned a four-digit code denoting their primary occupational field and specialty. If you served in the post-WWII occupation of Hiroshima or Nagasaki, were imprisoned in Japan, worked with or near nuclear weapons testing, or served at a gaseous diffusion plant or in certain other jobs, you may be at risk of illnesses believed to be caused by radiation.The United States Marine Corps Military Occupational Specialty ( MOS) is a system of categorizing career fields. Learn about compensation based on Project 112/SHAD Radiation exposure If you were part of warfare testing for Project 112 or Project Shipboard Hazard and Defense (SHAD) from 1962 to 1974, you may be at risk of illnesses believed to be caused by chemical testing. Learn about compensation based on Gulf War illnesses in Afghanistan Project 112 or Project SHAD If you served in Afghanistan, you may be at risk of certain illnesses or other conditions linked to this region. Learn about compensation based on Gulf War illnesses in Southwest Asia Gulf War Illnesses in Afghanistan If you served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations, you may be at risk of certain illnesses or other conditions linked to this region. Learn about compensation based on contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune Gulf War Illnesses in Southwest Asia If you served at Camp Lejeune or MCAS New River between August 1953 and December 1987, you may be at risk of certain illnesses believed to be caused by contaminants found in the drinking water during that time. Learn about compensation based on mustard gas or lewisite exposure Contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune ![]() If you served at the German bombing of Bari, Italy, in World War II or worked in certain other jobs, you may have had contact with mustard gas. Learn about compensation based on burn pits and other specific environmental hazards Contact with mustard gas or lewisite If you served in Iraq, Afghanistan, or certain other areas, you may have had contact with toxic chemicals in the air, water, or soil. Learn about compensation based on birth defects like spina bifida Burn pits and other specific environmental hazards If you served in the Republic of Vietnam, in Thailand, or in or near the Korean DMZ during the Vietnam Era-and your child has spina bifida or certain other birth defects-your child may be eligible for disability benefits. Learn about compensation based on asbestos exposure Birth defects like spina bifida If you worked in certain military jobs, you may have had contact with asbestos (toxic fibers once used in many buildings and products). Learn about compensation based on Agent Orange exposure Asbestos If you served in the Republic of Vietnam or in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) during the Vietnam Era-or in certain related jobs-you may have had contact with Agent Orange, an herbicide used to clear plants and trees during the war. ![]()
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