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, […]
For Official Use Only – Not for Public Release Leave Carryover The Commissioned Officers Association (COA) was successful in drafting and lobbying for the inclusion of language into the Continuing Resolution to allow Public Health Service Commissioned Corps officers to carry over leave in excess of 60 days. As […]
Greetings, Link below for the promotion ceremony – please share broadly. CONGRATULATIONS to all those who were promoted, keep up the great work 😊 Promotion Ceremony or Very Respectfully, Kristin Kristin Allmaras, PharmD, BCACP LCDR, United States Public Health Service Integrated Pharmacist – 1 West Primary Care […]
Welcome to the 2020/2021 operational year with the COA Aurora Borealis Branch! New opportunities! Looking for a motivated officer to lead (or co-lead) a NEW social committee à the executive team is brainstorming this new committee, which would include leading/organizing the annual picnic, the winter social and other fun social […]