Officer Resources

Career Information

•  SciPAC Handbook (visit our Career Development Page)

• SciPAC Listserv

• Benchmarks  2008

• Assimilation into the Regular Corps

• CDC/ATSDR Office of Commissioned Corps Personnel Assimilation Overview Session [Mid-Year 2006]

• Readiness Information [see http://dcp.psc.gov/]

• Billet Information [http://dcp.psc.gov/ and select "billet information" under the "Services" menu]

• Job Opportunities for Scientist Officers

Award Information

• Description of Awards and Awards process description
  -    PHS Commissioned Corps Awards Pamphlet No. 67
  -    http://www.cdc.gov/od/occp/personnel/awards/index.htm

• Tips for writing awards

• Forms
  -    Individual Honor Award Nomination Record Form [PHS-6342-2.pdf]
  -    Unit Honor Award Nomination Record Form [PHS-6342-1.pdf]

Promotion Information

• Temporary promotions
  -    Eligibility criteria summary
  -    Commissioned Corps Personnel Manual, Chapter 2, CC23.4 Temporary Promotion
   

• Permanent promotion
  -    Commissioned Corps Personnel Manual, Chapter 2, CC23.4 Permanent Promotion and Revision
   

• Recent promotion results and rates
  http://dcp.psc.gov/Promotions_2007.asp
   

• Promotion process FAQ’s on DCP website
  http://dcp.psc.gov/prom_faq.asp
   

Useful Information

• Personnel Support
  - OCCO (http://dcp.psc.gov/)
  - OCCSS (http://dcp.psc.gov/occss.asp)
  - TSP (http://www.tsp.gov/)
  - Current Corps Pay (Base and H&S allowance)
        http://dcp.psc.gov/PDF_docs/Jan05ccb-Pay.pdf
   

• Readiness
  - Office of Force Readiness (OFRD)
        http://oep.osophs.dhhs.gov/ccrf/
  - President’s Fitness Challenge
        http://www.presidentschallenge.org
  - Challenge tracking sign-up instructions
    http://oep.osophs.dhhs.gov/ccrf/Readiness/PC_SignUp.htm
   

• Health Care
  - Tricare (http://www.tricare.osd.mil/)
  - Dental
        http://www.tricare.osd.mil/Dentalbrochure/member.cfm
        http://mmso.med.navy.mil/mmsodentalforms.htm
  - Medical Affairs Branch Contacts
        http://dcp.psc.gov/mab.asp
  - Report of Medical History Form – DD 2807-1
  http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/infomgt/forms/eforms/dd2807-1.pdf
   

• Uniform Components
  - The PHS Officers Device Supply Center ONLINE
  - Lighthouse Uniform Company: This is one of several sources of USPHS uniform items.
  - Navy Exchange: The Navy Exchange is the Navy's counterpart of AAFES.
  - Ultra Thin Ribbons
  - USPHS Ribbon Rackbuilder

Organizational Information

• Junior Officer Advisory Group

• Office of the Surgeon General

• USPHS Commissioned Corps

• USPHS Division of Commissioned Personnel