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    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

    2017 Flag-Grade Promotions

    July 2017

    Corps Retention Weight Standards Announced

    Call for Dietitian Category Chief Professional Officer (CPO) nominations

    May 2017

    2017 Flag Officer Nominations

    April 2017

    New Login Requirements for eOPF Access

    March 2017

    You could be Missing Critical Information!

    Dietitian PAC Weight Management Program Online

    January 2017

    Updated Awards Policy

    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!

    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

    2015 First Quarter Awards

    Congratulations to Graduates of OMC 008!

    Dr. Karen DeSalvo Recognizes Graduates of OBC 77

    JOAG - Call for Nominations for Voting Members

    April 2015

    New Commissioned Corps Awards

    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

    JFTR-JTR Merger

    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

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    LATEST BULLETINS

    Congratulations Graduates of
    Officer Basic Course 104

    The Division of Commissioned Corps Personnel and Readiness and the Commissioned Officer Training Academy wishes to extend congratulations to graduates of the Officer Basic Course (OBC) 104...

    Post-9/11 GI Bill Transferability
    Changes

    The Department of Defense issued a mandatory change to the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Starting July 12, 2019, officers with over 16 years of creditable active duty uniformed service...

    Retention Weight Standards Policies and Guidance Announced

    On July 10, 2017, the U.S Public Health Service Commissioned Corps announced Retention Weight Standards for all Commissioned Corps officers...

    2018 Permanent Grade Promotions Announced

    Please contact your Agency Commissioned Corps Liaisons if you have questions. It may take 48 hours or more for scoresheets to post to eOPFs...

    Health Professions Special Pays
    Agreements Available

    Health Professions Special Pays (HPSP) agreements are now available. Officers in authorized specialties can now initiate new agreements under HPSP.

    Blended Retirement System Educational Events

    On January 1, 2018, the new Blended Retirement System (BRS) went into effect. The BRS applies to new service members called to active duty and officers with less than 12 years of service as of December 31, 2017...

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