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The USPHS Commissioned Corps is committed to our mission to protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of the nation. Public Health Service officers are trained and equipped to provide crucial public health leadership, assist with policy development, advance innovation and science, provide essential care services and respond to national and global public health emergencies. Through our Active Duty Regular Corps, our Public Health Response Strike Team (PHERST) and our Ready Reserve Corps, we remain responsive and available to rapidly deploy in the service of health.
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Readiness
Deployment Preparation Plan
The Deployment Preparation Plan (DPP) is an annual readiness requirement for all U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps officers.
The DPP helps officers proactively arrange care for their families and dependents and manage personal and professional responsibilities during deployments and other duty-related absences. Planning ahead allows officers to focus on their mission knowing that their loved ones and home station responsibilities are covered.
Officers must complete and submit a DPP annually using the official form. A DPP is valid for 12 months and must be updated when circumstances change, such as the birth or adoption of a child, divorce, or new responsibilities for a dependent parent.
DPP Form and Resources
The official Deployment Preparation Plan form and supporting documents are available in the links below.
Before submitting your DPP, check for these common issues:
- Incomplete caregiver sections.
- A designated caregiver who will not be available during your absence, such as an active-duty officer.
- Scanning errors or illegible scans.
- Missing acknowledgements and signatures.
- A missing date.
How to Submit Your DPP
Scan the completed document into a single PDF, with all pages legible and oriented correctly. A scanner setting of 200 dpi may be used if needed.
Upload the PDF through the Readiness section of eDOC-U, selecting "Deployment Preparation Plan" as the document name.
For additional instructions or questions about completing, updating, or submitting your DPP, review the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and applicable policy linked on this page. If you still have questions about developing a DPP, please contact Corps Care at PHSCorpsCare@hhs.gov. For questions about Readiness please contact RDB at PHSReadiness@hhs.gov. For technical issues please contact CCHelpDesk@hhs.gov.
Additional Resources for Officers
Last Updated: 11/2/2026
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Practice Hours Opportunities
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Surgeon General Priorities
Surgeon General Priorities
January 2021: United States Public Health Commissioned Corps Doctrine
The link above will take you to the Noncompetitive Promotion Roster for Promotion Year 2020.
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.
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