COA Aurora Borealis Branch Junior and Senior Officer of the Branch Awards Good afternoon officers, This is a request for nominations for the Officer of the Branch Award. Please consider nominating a hard-working and deserving officer before COB November 18th. The Branch is accepting nominations for two awards, the Junior […]
Greetings Aurora Borealis COA, I am forwarding information from the Commissioned Corps Officers Association Board of Directors. Please see the attached document for August information regarding advocacy and government related topics. Below you will find a few highlights. COA advocates for Commissioned Corps officers on every level: parity […]
For Official Use Only – Not for Public Release Dear Public Health Service Officers, Please save the date for the upcoming Commissioned Corps Town Hall scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, 2020 from 1330 to 1530. The Town Hall will be both a strategic and tactical Town Hall. During the strategic […]
Readiness Requirements The Surgeon General announced during the Town Hall that the Periodic Health Update (PHU), Basic Life Support (BLS), and Annual Physical Fitness Test (APFT) will continue to be extended through the 1 March 2021 readiness check, meaning the items will all be required for submission before 31 March […]
Dear Public Health Service Officers, As of Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps uniform of the day is the Service Dress Blue. Alternate uniforms are the Service Khaki and the Operational Dress Uniform. For those officers detailed to the U.S. Coast Guard, […]