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Actual duties beat job-code assumptions

Your MOS does not define your exposure.

Search duties across Army MOS, Navy ratings, Air Force specialties, Marine occupations, Coast Guard ratings, Guard, and Reserve service. Then add every temporary detail and every location.

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12 duty profiles found

Flight line & aviation operations duty — real toxic exposure sources on the job
Aviation

Flight line & aviation operations

Potential hazards

Jet fuelExhaustParticulate matterSolventsCoatingsHydraulic products

High-value evidence

  • • Duty evaluations
  • • Aircraft assignment
  • • Shift logs
  • • Maintenance records
Common error: Assuming every aviation specialty had identical contact.
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Fuel handlers & petroleum work duty — real toxic exposure sources on the job
Fuel

Fuel handlers & petroleum work

Potential hazards

Fuel vaporsTank entrySpillsContaminated clothingExhaust

High-value evidence

  • • Fuel-system records
  • • Spill reports
  • • Training
  • • Routine-task statements
Common error: Naming “fuel exposure” without route, duration, or ventilation.
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Mechanics & equipment repair duty — real toxic exposure sources on the job
Maintenance

Mechanics & equipment repair

Potential hazards

DegreasersSolventsFuelsAsbestosLeadCoatings

High-value evidence

  • • Maintenance manuals
  • • Shop location
  • • Parts records
  • • Overhaul history
Common error: Relying only on occupational title.
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Warehouse & supply duty — real toxic exposure sources on the job
Logistics

Warehouse & supply

Potential hazards

Stored chemicalsLeaking containersPesticidesMunitionsFuels

High-value evidence

  • • Inventory records
  • • Safety sheets
  • • Receiving logs
  • • Building ventilation plans
Common error: Assuming a supply clerk controlled or knew every stored substance.
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Military police & security duty — real toxic exposure sources on the job
Security

Military police & security

Potential hazards

Contaminated facilitiesRangesIndustrial sitesBurn areasChemical schools

High-value evidence

  • • Post logs
  • • Guard rosters
  • • Incident reports
  • • Maps
Common error: Assuming security work occurred only at the main gate.
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Infantry & field operations duty — real toxic exposure sources on the job
Combat arms

Infantry & field operations

Potential hazards

DustSmokeBurn pitsFuelsPesticidesMunitions residue

High-value evidence

  • • Unit journals
  • • Deployment maps
  • • Patrol records
  • • Buddy statements
Common error: Ignoring burning, sanitation, maintenance, and local-detail duties.
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Engineers & construction duty — real toxic exposure sources on the job
Engineering

Engineers & construction

Potential hazards

Soil disturbanceDemolitionAsbestosLeadSolventsContaminated groundwater

High-value evidence

  • • Project records
  • • Construction plans
  • • Site reports
  • • Equipment logs
Common error: Proving site contamination but not the veteran’s work area.
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Medical, dental & laboratory duty — real toxic exposure sources on the job
Medical

Medical, dental & laboratory

Potential hazards

X-raysSterilantsLaboratory chemicalsBiological materialsMedications

High-value evidence

  • • Dosimetry
  • • Clinic assignment
  • • Safety records
  • • Exposure incidents
Common error: Assuming a clinical occupation proves a compensable exposure.
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Firefighting & crash response duty — real toxic exposure sources on the job
Emergency

Firefighting & crash response

Potential hazards

Combustion productsFuelsAFFF / PFAS concernsSmoke

High-value evidence

  • • Incident logs
  • • Firehouse assignment
  • • Foam training
  • • Water records
Common error: Jumping from foam use directly to a specific disease nexus.
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Ship engineering & repair duty — real toxic exposure sources on the job
Maritime

Ship engineering & repair

Potential hazards

AsbestosFuelsExhaustSolventsLead paintConfined spaces

High-value evidence

  • • Ship history
  • • Overhaul dates
  • • Compartment
  • • Watch assignments
Common error: Treating ship assignment as sufficient without compartment or task.
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Communications & calibration duty — real toxic exposure sources on the job
Technical

Communications & calibration

Potential hazards

SolventsSoldering materialsCoatingsBatteriesCalibration sources

High-value evidence

  • • Equipment manuals
  • • Shop records
  • • Dosimetry
  • • Training certificates
Common error: Calling every electromagnetic source ionizing radiation.
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Temporary details & cleanup duty — real toxic exposure sources on the job
Cross-MOS

Temporary details & cleanup

Potential hazards

Spill responseWaste burningDemolitionVegetation controlEquipment cleanup

High-value evidence

  • • Orders
  • • Incident records
  • • Photographs
  • • Lay statements
Common error: Omitting exposure because the task was outside the primary MOS.
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