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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
- Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
- Links
- Travel and Transportation Allowances FAQ
- About Personnel & Career Management
- Awards-Officer Awards Program
- Nominations Procedures and Forms
- Eligibility to Receive Awards
- Approval Levels
- Types of Recognition & Awards Criteria
- Non-PHS Awards
- Write-Up (Narrative) Guidance & Tips
- List of OPDIV Awards Coordinators (PDF, 67kb)
- List of Liaisons (PDF, 266kb)
- 2021 USPHS Awards Process Flowchart (PDF, 702kb)
- FAQs
- PHS Award Recipients
- DEERS Information (PDF, 139kb)
- Important Information Regarding DEERS and ID Cards During COVID-19 (PDF, 57kb)
- eCORPS Information
- Education Benefits Overview
- FAQs
- Forms
- Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF)
- eOPF FAQs
- eOPF Status
- FAQs Practice Hours and Special Pay Changes
- Licensure
- Transcripts FAQs
- Extramural and Intramural Training FAQs
- Officer Leave and Absence Request FAQ
- Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)
- Veteran Health Administration (VHA) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Practice Hours
- Link to list of Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) Chairs (PDF, 19kb)
- About Policy
- Commissioned Corps Issuance System
- Equal Opportunity
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Political Restrictions
- 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
- Force Readiness Information
- Link to list of Chief Professional Officers (CPO) (PDF, 348kb)
- Link to list of Liaisons (PDF, 266kb)
- Promotion Board Recommendations
- Not promoted? Now What?
- FAQs
- Board Composition and Scoresheet FAQs
- Officer Promotion Packet Verification System (OPPVS) Timeline & FAQs
- Promotion, Readiness and Compliance FAQs
- Permanent Promotion Eligibility Chart
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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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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.
Important Points on Deployment:
- Under Commissioned Corps Directive (CCD) 121.02, “Deployment and Readiness,” the Secretary can order the deployment of Commissioned Corps officers without supervisor approval for any emergency that, in the judgement of the Secretary, is appropriate for the deployment of members of the Corps. The Secretary has determined that COVID-19 missions meet that standard.
- Officers assigned to an HHS OPDIV/STAFFDIV will be deployed without supervisor approval for the COVID-19 missions.
- Officers assigned to non-HHS Agencies will only be deployed in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding between the Commissioned Corps and the non-HHS Agency.
- Officers who fail to respond to an urgent or emergency public health care need may be subject to disciplinary action, including separation from active duty or termination of the officer’s commission, in accordance with CCD 111.02, “Disciplinary Action,” CCD 123.01, “Involuntary Separation,” and CCD 124.01, “Retirement.”
- An officer who fails to meet or maintain the basic level of force readiness requirements is non-deployable (CCI 241.01, “Readiness and Duty Requirements”) and may have his/her records referred for disciplinary action which could include involuntary separation or involuntary retirement from the Commissioned Corps in accordance with CCD111.02, “Disciplinary Actions,” CCD 123.01, “Involuntary Separation,” and CCI 385.01, “Involuntary Retirement (20 Years).”
- Corps Care is a support resource for Commissioned Corps officers. Corps Care assists officers by increasing awareness of available resources to address the physical, behavioral, and spiritual health needs of our officers. Corps Care aims to be a comprehensive program to assist officers with improving readiness and preparedness, building resiliency, and cultivating healthier lives. The Corps Care team can be reached at CorpsCare@hhs.gov.
Important Points on Uniforms:
- According to the Commissioned Corps Instruction (CCI) 412.01, “Uniforms and Appearance,” the Commissioned Corps officer’s Local Uniform Authority (LUA) can prescribe a different uniform if the situations warrants (e.g., the officer is scheduled to attend or present at a conference). The LUA is the official who has the authority to prescribe the uniforms which may be worn within a given area.
- According to CCI 241.01, “Readiness and Duty Requirements”, “all officers shall maintain all required components of the Service Dress Blue and ODU uniforms. Each uniform must be serviceable and worn properly. Officers who do not have these required uniforms may be denied the opportunity to deploy, and may be subject to disciplinary action as appropriate.”