01 / Occupational profile
Your 0111 occupational profile
Workstation and keyboard demands
Common occupational factor
Long hours of keyboard and computer work may be relevant context for documented wrist, hand, or neck complaints.
Rifle range and training noise
Common occupational factor
Rifle qualification and field training occur regardless of MOS; frequency and hearing protection vary.
Fitness training and field demands
Common occupational factor
Running, load carriage, martial arts training, and field exercises apply to all Marines and can result in documented injuries.
Deployment with the unit
Location-dependent
Administrative Marines deploy with their units; environmental exposures depend on documented location and dates.
Casualty and accountability duties
Assignment-dependent
Some administrative assignments involve casualty reporting or handling records of injured or deceased Marines.
02 / Your service
What did you actually do?
Your MOS is the starting point. Your actual assignment, era, equipment, location, and duties determine which parts of the occupational history are relevant. Use the Evidence Builder below to select your actual duties and see records that may corroborate them.
0111s prepare and manage personnel and administrative records, process orders, promotions, awards, and separations, maintain unit diaries, and handle correspondence. Much of the work is computer-based with long periods at a workstation. Alongside that, Marines in this MOS complete annual rifle qualification, physical and combat fitness tests, Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training, field exercises, and deployments in support of their unit, where administrative duties may also include casualty reporting and accountability.
Marine administrative work has shifted from typewriters and paper records to automated personnel systems, and administrative units were reorganized over the years. Every Marine also completes rifle qualification, physical fitness testing, and field training, so a 0111 record can still show physical and noise demands beyond desk work.
Duties that may vary by assignment
- Processing personnel records, orders, pay, leave, and awards
- Sustained computer, keyboard, and workstation duty
- Annual rifle qualification and weapons training
- Physical and combat fitness testing and martial arts training
- Field exercises and deployments with an assigned unit
- Casualty reporting or accountability duties where assigned
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Military service
Marine Corps · 0111 Administrative Specialist
For another specialty, open its guide from the MOS library. A job code alone does not establish individual duties or exposure.
Era(s) of service
Deployments
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Building your occupational history
Records matter because they can connect a job title to an individual's actual work and circumstances.
Workstation and keyboard demands
Records that may corroborate it
- · Treatment records showing onset during service
- · Fitness reports describing workload and duties
Limit: Desk duty does not diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome or establish that a condition is related to service.
Rifle range and training noise
Records that may corroborate it
- · Hearing-conservation audiograms
- · Range and training records
- · Deployment records
Limit: Range noise does not establish hearing loss meeting 38 CFR § 3.385 or a medical relationship to service.
Fitness training and field demands
Records that may corroborate it
- · Sick-call and profile entries
- · Line-of-duty or incident reports
- · Physical therapy records
Limit: Physical training does not prove a specific injury or a current disability without medical evidence.
Deployment with the unit
Records that may corroborate it
- · Deployment orders and DD-214 remarks
- · Post-deployment health assessments
- · Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER) where available
Limit: The MOS does not establish a qualifying location or PACT Act presumption.
Casualty and accountability duties
Records that may corroborate it
- · Fitness reports or orders describing casualty duties
- · Statements from fellow Marines
- · Mental health treatment records
Limit: Administrative duty does not by itself verify a stressor or diagnose a mental health condition.
04 / Evidence standard
What your MOS can — and cannot — establish
May help document
Work performed, circumstances of service, consistency of an alleged exposure, and the nature or duration of duties where supported by individual records.
Does not automatically establish
A diagnosis, medical causation, severity, percentage, presumption, or entitlement to service connection.
05 / Medical evidence
Conditions that may be relevant to the occupational history
This is not a list of conditions to claim. A veteran's actual diagnosis and individual service record determine relevance; occupational evidence is not medical causation.
Hands and wrists +
Carpal tunnel or wrist conditions
Why the occupation may matter: Sustained keyboard work may be relevant when symptoms were documented during service.
Records and clinical evidence: In-service treatment notes, nerve conduction testing where indicated, and a medical opinion.
Occupational history alone does not establish this diagnosis or its medical relationship to service.
Spine +
Neck or back conditions
Why the occupation may matter: Workstation posture, load carriage, and training injuries provide context for documented complaints.
Records and clinical evidence: Treatment and profile records, current findings, and an individualized opinion.
Occupational history alone does not establish this diagnosis or its medical relationship to service.
Hearing +
Tinnitus or hearing loss
Why the occupation may matter: Range and training noise apply to administrative Marines too.
Records and clinical evidence: In-service audiograms, current testing, onset history, and a medical opinion; hearing loss must meet 38 CFR § 3.385.
Occupational history alone does not establish this diagnosis or its medical relationship to service.
Mental health +
PTSD or other mental health conditions
Why the occupation may matter: Casualty duties or deployment events may be relevant when documented or corroborated.
Records and clinical evidence: A current diagnosis, stressor evidence, and a medical opinion.
Occupational history alone does not establish this diagnosis or its medical relationship to service.
06 / Exposure record
ILER and toxic exposure
For applicable exposure-related claims, VA may review the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER) and a toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) memorandum along with deployment and occupational records. An ILER entry does not automatically establish exposure or service connection.
07 / After a decision
Why a 0111 claim may still be denied
An exposure finding is not the same as a grant. These are examples from the researched guide, not predictions about a particular case.
VA may accept
A duty or event consistent with the service record
But may deny
A diagnosis, medical relationship, or rating element
Record to examine
Decision findings, service and private treatment records, examination rationale, and medical opinions.
"Desk job" assumptions
VA may discount noise or physical demands for an administrative MOS; training and deployment records can show otherwise.
Low noise listing probability
A low probability on VA's Duty MOS Noise Exposure Listing does not end the analysis; actual duties still must be considered.
Missing in-service documentation
Wrist or neck complaints treated informally during service may leave few records; lay statements can help describe onset.
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0111 questions
Can an administrative Marine get service connection for hearing loss?
It is possible if the evidence supports it. VA must consider rifle range, training, and deployment noise shown in the record, not only the MOS listing.
Is carpal tunnel automatically connected for admin jobs?
No. There is no presumption. A current diagnosis, in-service evidence, and a medical opinion linking them are required.
Does the 0111 code establish service connection?
No. The MOS describes duties; service connection depends on the individual record and medical evidence.
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