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COMMISSIONED CORPS OF THE
U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE® - CCMIS
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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Promotion Information
Zones
Overview
Zones are groupings of officers in the same grade and promotion category groups who are eligible for promotion and the Surgeon General designates for examination. All officers will fall into one of the four groupings:
- Below the Zone (BTZ)
- In the Zone (ITZ)
- Above the Zone (ATZ)
- Special Promotion Examination (SPE)
Zones
- BTZ refers to a group of officers designated for promotion examination prior to meeting the In the Zone (ITZ) promotion eligibility criteria. This is a form of early promotion and is very similar to Exceptional Proficiency Promotion (EPP) from previous years. Officers must be nominated by their agency for BTZ.
- ITZ refers to a group of officers designated for promotion who meet the promotion eligibility criteria and who have not had two failures of promotion. This is your “standard” promotion attempt.
- ATZ refers to a group of officers who were not promoted after In the Zone (ITZ) promotion attempt(s). This is your final “standard” promotion attempt.
- SPE is the final promotion examination available when an officer has not been promoted after an Above the Zone (ATZ) attempt. Officers are not automatically reviewed for SPE after an ATZ attempt. An officer’s agency must nominate them for SPE. If you were reviewed for Below the Zone, you are not eligible for SPE.
Maximum Promotion Attempts
Eligible Grade
Maximum Potential Promotion Attempts
Promotion Rate
O-6
All Categories
5
(3 ITZ, 1 ATZ, 1 BTZ or SPE)
Depends on force distribution and vacancies
O-5, O-4
All Categories except Medical and Dental
5
(3 ITZ, 1 ATZ, 1 BTZ or SPE)
Depends on force distribution and vacancies
O-5, O-4
Medical and Dental
3
(1 ITZ, 1 ATZ, 1 BTZ)
≥90% to O-5
100% to O-4
O-3, O-2
All Categories
2 (1 ITZ, 1 ATZ)
100%
Last Updated: 6/3/2024