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- Travel, PCS and Transportation
- Important Regulation Changes
- Travel & Transportation Entitlements Summary
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS)
- Temporary Duty (TDY)
- Junior COSTEP Travel Information
- Official Travel Forms
- Household Goods Officers
- Transportation
- Government Travel Charge Card
- Table of Frequently Used Acronyms
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- Links
- Travel and Transportation Allowances FAQ
- About Officer Support
- Awards-Officer Awards Program
- Nominations Procedures and Forms
- Eligibility to Receive Awards
- Approval Levels
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- Write-Up (Narrative) Guidance & Tips
- List of OPDIV Awards Coordinators (PDF, 67kb)
- List of Liaisons (PDF, 266kb)
- FAQs
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- DEERS Information (PDF, 139kb)
- Important Information Regarding DEERS and ID Cards During COVID-19 (PDF, 57kb)
- eCORPS Information
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- About Policy
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- Promotion Ceremony Protocol (PDF, 126kb)
- SGHG Drill and Ceremonies Manual (PDF, 3.39mb)
- Uniform Specifications
- PHS Hard Shoulder Boards and Sleeve Insignia (Male and Female) (PDF, 828kb)
- PHS Soft Shoulder Marks (Unisex) (PDF, 324kb)
- Medical Requirements for Promotion
- RedDOG Force Readiness Information
- Link to list of Chief Professional Officers (CPO) (PDF, 348kb)
- Link to list of Liaisons (PDF, 266kb)
- Link to list of Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) Chairs (PDF, 19kb)
- Promotion Board Recommendations
- Not promoted? Now What?
- FAQs
- Promotion, Readiness and Compliance FAQs
- Permanent Promotion Eligibility Chart
- About RDB
- Annual Physical Fitness Test (APFT)
- Retention Weight Standards
- Essentials
- Operations and Deployment
- Readiness Essentials
- Field Medical Readiness Badge Training Requirements
- Physical Training Uniform (PTU)
- Rotational Roster Schedule(PDF, 31kb)
- Response Teams
- Training Information
- Deployment and Readiness Awards
- Other Links
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- Visit CDC.gov for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Public Health Updates
As Public Health Service Officers and America’s Health Responders, we stand ready to preserve public health and national security during national or global health emergencies. Our mission is to be out the door as soon as requested, as this is an “all hands on deck” situation. All Corps officers were placed on involuntary deploy or "alert" status effective Wednesday, March 25, 2020, irrespective of the 'on-call month' status. Under Commissioned Corps Directive 121.02, "Deployment and Readiness," as directed by Assistant Secretary for Health, Commissioned Corps Headquarters will deploy Commissioned Corps officers assigned to HHS OpDivs/StaffDivs, either voluntarily or involuntarily and without supervisory approval, who are not considered mission critical, for deployments, under the current National Emergency. Mission critical requests sent to CCHQ are not final until the request is approved by the CCHQ Director as per the POM 821.76 ”Deployment Procedures”. An officer with a non-HHS organization may be deployed in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding between the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the non-HHS organization.
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Commissioned Corps Bulletins
April 2019
Congratulations Graduates of Officer Basic Course 107
January 2019
HPSP POM 821.70: HPSP Submission, Effective Dates, and Subspecialty Rates
Promotion Year 2019 Document Processing
New Readiness Compliance POM (POM 821.69)
December 2018
Congratulations Graduates of Officer Basic Course 106
Congratulations Graduates of Officer Basic Course 105
Revised “Involuntary Separation” Directive (CCD 123.01)
November 2018
2019 HPSP Agreements and Pay Schedule
September 2018
Medical Waiver Program Updates
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Fellows Program
Now Accepting Applications: U.S. Coast Guard Chief Medical Officer
August 2018
Congratulations Graduates Officer Basic Course 104
Post-9/11 GI Bill Transferability Changes
Retention Weight Standards Policies and Guidance Announced
April 2018
Health Professions Special Pays Agreements Available
January 2018
Blended Retirement System Educational Events
November 2017
Renewal of Professional Licensure and Board Certification Submissions goes Digital!!
Surgeon General’s Honor Guard Drill and Ceremonies Manual
Surgeon General Announces Chief Professional Officers
July 2017
Corps Retention Weight Standards Announced
Call for Dietitian Category Chief Professional Officer (CPO) nominations
May 2017
April 2017
New Login Requirements for eOPF Access
March 2017
You could be Missing Critical Information!
Dietitian PAC Weight Management Program Online
January 2017
November 2016
Extended Deadlines due to CCMIS Outage
August 2016
New Blended Retirement System (BRS)
Surgeon General Announces eDOC-U Process for eOPF and Immunizations
June 2016
2016 Flag Officer Nominations Due July 15th
May 2016
Important Annual Leave Balance Reminder
April 2016
CCHQ will no Longer Issue ID Cards
March 2016
CCWIAB CPO Leadership Panel: Positioning Yourself for Success
Congratulations Graduates of OMC 009!
February 2016
Congratulations Graduates of Officer Basic Course 85
January 2016
Affordable Care Act and Tax Reporting
Direct Access is Live: Help Desk Information
Happy 127th Birthday Commissioned Corps!
December 2015
New Absence Request (Leave) and Improved Self-Service Functions
Continue Sending Payroll Documents to CCHQ Compensation Section
Congratulations Graduates of Officer Basic Course (OBC) 83!
November 2015
Proud to be the First Uniformed Service to be Tobacco-Free in Uniform.
October 2015
Congratulations Graduates of Officer Basic Course (OBC) 82!
Presidential Unit Citation Awarded to The USPHS Commissioned Corps
September 2015
Congratulations Graduates of Officer Basic Course (OBC) 81!
August 2015
RADM Sylvia Trent-Adams Recognizes Graduates of OBC 80
July 2015
Fit for Duty, Fit for Life: 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Report Review
June 2015
New Commissioned Corps Decorations and Insignia Poster Available
VADM Murthy Recognizes Graduates of OBC 79!
Revised Annual Physical Fitness Test (APFT)
May 2015
An Overview of Direct Access Migration
Congratulations to Graduates of OMC 008!
Dr. Karen DeSalvo Recognizes Graduates of OBC 77
JOAG - Call for Nominations for Voting Members
April 2015
New Flag Grade Positions and Promotions Policy and Process
March 2015
Graduates of Officer Basic Course OBC-78
2014 Fourth Quarter Commissioned Corps Awards
Call for Nominations for PPAC Physician Awards for 2015
February 2015
Call for Nominations for Voting Members
January 2015
Providing Your Legal Name for USPHS Personnel Systems
Graduates of Officer Basic Course OBC-76
Therapist Category Seeking Voting Members
Commissioned Corps Awards: July through September 2014
Graduates of Officer Basic Course OBC-75
February 2014
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SUBMIT AN ARTICLE
To submit an article for the Commissioned Corps Bulletin please contact Ms. Tania Allinger at Tania.Allinger@hhs.gov.
LATEST BULLETINS
January 2021: United States Public Health Commissioned Corps Doctrine
The link above will take you to the Noncompetitive Promotion Roster for Promotion Year 2020.
October 1, 2020 Noncompetitive Promotion Results are Available!
The link above will take you to the Noncompetitive Promotion Roster for Promotion Year 2020.
2020 Temporary Grade Promotion Results are Available!
2020 temporary grade promotion lists are now available on the Promotion Results webpage...
FAQs Practice Hours and Special Pay Changes
This is first in a series of FAQs, more FAQs will be forthcoming on Practice Hours and Special Pays.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Mission - Deployments Readiness Updates
As we position ourselves to assist with controlling the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), please note that we’re in an “all-hands on deck” status. Messaging has gone out from the Assistant Secretary for Health reminding Commissioned Corps officers of their deployment responsibilities...
Previous Bulletins Available Online
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