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L10A Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman

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A Navy Enlisted Classification: a skill designation sailors hold in addition to their rating. Part of the Hospital Corpsman rating

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Overview

A Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman serves as the Medical Department Representative aboard surface ships, with Fleet Marine Force units, and at isolated shore stations without a medical officer. The corpsman provides routine and emergency patient care, performs diagnostic and laboratory procedures, manages medical administration and logistics, and directs preventive medicine, industrial health surveillance, health education, and radiation health programs as needed.

Minimum clearance: Secret

Core Skills

  • Basic clinical laboratory and diagnostic procedures
  • Preventive medicine and industrial health surveillance
  • Shipboard medical administration and logistics
  • Minor surgery and emergency patient care

Civilian Career Paths

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Registered Nurses

Experience performing nursing procedures, routine and emergency patient care, and health education provides a foundation for civilian nursing practice.

How to prepare: Ask the intended state's nursing board and prospective employer to assess your existing education, licenses, and credentials against RN requirements. If not already qualified, pursue an approved nursing program with clinical preparation, the qualifying examination, and the required state nursing license.

What the civilian work involves
  • Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
  • Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
  • Provide health care, first aid, immunizations, or assistance in convalescence or rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, or industry.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Epic Systems

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (3 documents)
  1. NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026 edition): NEC L10A

    [1] NEC entry "L10A - Surface Force Independent Duty Corpsman"; cached text line 7569; NAVPERS 18068F Vol II, 2026-07 edition

    Supports: Basic clinical laboratory and diagnostic procedures, Preventive medicine and industrial health surveillance, Shipboard medical administration and logistics, Minor surgery and emergency patient care, Registered Nurses (O*NET 29-1141.00)

  2. O*NET: Registered Nurses

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Registered Nurses (O*NET 29-1141.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Registered Nurses

    [3] What They Do; Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations; Advancement; retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Registered Nurses (O*NET 29-1141.00)

Defense contractor jobs for L10A

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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