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  • Promotion Information

    Promotion Process Frequently Asked Questions

    How do I determine when I’m eligible for promotion consideration?

    How do I know what my Training & Experience (T&E) date is?

    How do I know how much time in grade (TIG) I have?

    How do I know how much time in service (TIS) I have?

    Who can be eligible for "Non-competitive" temporary promotions?

    When are "Non-competitive" temporary promotions effective?

    What does the "competitive" promotion review consist of?

    Who reviews the records of officers eligible for consideration for promotion?

    When do Promotion Boards meet?

    Is there an Organization recommendation?

    When officers in a category are reviewed, do officers compete against each other?

    How do the members of a Promotion Board score an officer who is eligible for both a temporary and permanent grade, or Why does it look like I have duplicate score sheets?

    What documents in the OPF are considered important for review by a promotion board?

    How often may an officer serve as a member of an Annual Temporary Promotion Board (ATPB)?

    How many times may an officer be nominated for an Exceptional Proficiency Promotion (EPP)?

    My supervisor wants to nominate me for an EPP. What should he/she do?

    How can I obtain more information about the Response Readiness Precept and the subsequent requirements?

    Does failure to be promoted to the temporary grade work against an officer when reviewed by subsequent Boards?

    What action, if any, should an officer take who is not promoted?

    If you do not find the answers to your questions on this website, please send an e-mail to: PHSPromotions@hhs.gov.

    Promotion Instructions are available on the Commissioned Corps Issuance System (CCIS).

    • Select "Commissioned Corps Issuance System" from the link bar at the top of this page.
    • Click on "Table of Contents."
    • Click on the "+" next to "Book 3: Personnel Management."
    • Click on Chapter 3: Promotions and Reductions.
    • Click the "+" next to the topic of interest related to promotions. The section title will turn blue.
    • Double click the blue section title and refer to the policy governing this process.

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    COMMISSIONED CORPS NEWS

    Readiness and Response Announcement

    Today we announced updated deployment and readiness procedures for all Commissioned Corps (Corps) officers. This document provides a summary of the updates, implementation information...

    Update on New and Revised Commissioned Corps Policies

    I am pleased to announce that the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Health (ASH), and the Surgeon General (SG) recently signed several new and revised Commissioned Corps Directives...

    2019 Permanent Grade Promotions Announced

    The 2019 U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps permanent grade promotion lists are now available on the Commissioned Corps Management Information System Promotion Results webpage...

    Eligibility Deadline Extended to Transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill

    The Department of Defense extended the implementation deadline of a mandatory change to the transferability of the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The original July 12, 2019 date has been moved to Sunday, January 12, 2020...

    2019 Temporary Grade Promotions Announced!

    2019 temporary grade promotion lists are now available on the Promotion Results webpage. Please contact your Commissioned Corps Agency Liaisons if you have questions regarding results...

    Congratulations Graduates of Officer Basic Course 109

    Commissioned Corps Headquarters and the Commissioned Officer Training Academy congratulate the graduates of Officer Basic Course (OBC) 109...

    Congratulations Graduates of Officer Basic Course 108

    Commissioned Corps Headquarters and the Commissioned Officer Training Academy congratulate the graduates of Officer Basic Course (OBC) 108...

    Congratulations Graduates of Officer Basic Course 107

    Commissioned Corps Headquarters and the Commissioned Officer Training Academy congratulate the graduates of Officer Basic Course (OBC) 107...

    HPSP POM 821.70: HPSP Submission, Effective Dates, and Subspecialty Rates

    The new Health Professions Special Pays (HPSP) Personnel Operations Memorandum 821.70 (POM 821.70) outlines additional guidance for submitting agreements, effective dates, and clarifies the specific medical subspecialties for which HPSP is available...

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