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  To be considered for promotion, officers must be basic ready or “Qualified” both for the pre-board and post-board periods.

  • Pre-board: 1 September of the year preceding the Promotion Year (PY) up to and including 1 January of the PY.
  • Post-board: 1 February up to and including the first day of the month on which an officer’s promotion would be effective or the first day of the month in which the CCHQ Director forwards their recommendation to the Surgeon General in order to be approved for promotion.

  Officers who lapse in readiness or have a “Not Qualified” readiness status during the above time periods are not eligible for promotion. Additionally, officers may be subject to adverse actions due to readiness lapse(s) as outlined in the policies below:

  • CCI 241.01, Readiness and Duty Requirements
  • POM 821.75, Readiness Compliance

  YOU are individually responsible for ensuring that each readiness requirement is met, maintained, and/or updated BEFORE the current requirement expires.

  For more information on readiness requirements, view the CCMIS website, “Readiness” section, and follow-up with the CCHQ Connect Session #2 on Readiness and Practice Hours.

  Please direct all questions and concerns about readiness-related matters directly to PHSReadiness@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.

  Last Updated: 11/17/22
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