**2010 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CATEGORY BENCHMARKS**

**PY 2010 Guidance Regarding Promotion Precepts and Benchmarks**

> **for Commissioned Corps Officers**
>
> Officers competing for promotion are rated on the 5 Promotion Precepts
> described in the electronic Commissioned Corps Issuance System (eCCIS)
> Instructions 331.01 (old CCPM 23.4.1) "Permanent Grade Promotions",
> and 332.01 (old CCPM 23.4.2) "Temporary Grade Promotions", and noted
> below. To assist officers in better understanding the Promotion
> Precepts, the Precepts are described in terms of Factors. Each Factor
> has a Benchmark, which is a level of achievement for the officer given
> the category and grade.
>
> The purpose of this Guidance is to inform officers and promotion
> boards of the levels of achievement per Promotion Precept generally
> considered to describe the "best qualified" officer for a specific
> category at a specific grade. This document can also benefit the
> officer in setting some personal long term goals for his or her career
> advancement.
>
> The Chief Professional Officers (CPO) and Professional Advisory
> Committee (PAC) Chairs, in consultation with their constituent
> category members, revise the Guidance annually to reflect the ever
> changing missions and policies of the Corps. All five Promotion
> Precepts are identical for all categories, as are the Benchmarks for
> Promotion Precepts 1, 4, and 5. The Benchmarks for Promotion Precepts
> 2 and 3 are category-specific.
>
> It is important to note that only Promotion Precept 5, "Readiness", is
> criteria required for promotion. Benchmarks 1 -- 4 are levels of
> achievement and/or standards of excellence that describe the
> "best-qualified" officer. They serve as a basis by which officers can
> be measured within each category. No Officer is expected to meet all
> the standards for Benchmarks 1 - 4. These Benchmarks are not to be
> considered a checklist of activities that must be completed in order
> to be promoted. Quality of service is more important than quantity.
>
> The individual factors within each Precept are not listed in priority
> order. The importance of each factor is left to the discretion of the
> Promotion Boards. The members of the Promotion Boards review the
> service records of each officer under consideration for promotion and
> each assigns a score for the specific Promotion Precept. Promotion
> Board members exercise their professional judgment and discretion in
> the review and rating of each record.
>
> There is no time period that limits which of the officer's activities
> and accomplishments are eligible for consideration. However,
> activities and accomplishments subsequent to an officer's last
> promotion should receive priority consideration.

The Promotion Precepts are weighted as follows:

1.  Performance Rating and Reviewing Official Statement

> (Performance) 40%

2.  Education, training, and professional development 15%

3.  Career progression and potential 25%

4.  Professional contributions and services to the PHS

> Commissioned Corps (Officership) 15%

5.  Response Readiness 5%

Promotion Board members examine many documents in the officer's
electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF) during the promotion review.
Examples of these documents include, but are not limited to:
Commissioned Officers' Effectiveness Report (COER); Promotion
Information Report (PIR); curriculum vitae; the Officer's and Reviewing
Official's Statements; award narratives; and letters of appreciation.
The most recent COERs (e.g., the last 3-5 years) are generally given the
most consideration by Promotion Board members, although earlier COERs
may also be reviewed. Promotion Board members evaluate both the letter
values of the COER and the accompanying narrative.

> Career development resources (e.g., Curriculum Vitae (CV) reviews,
> mentoring, internet training tools, career development seminars,
> fellow officers) provided by the PACs, agency liaisons, Office of
> Commissioned Corps Operations (OCCO), and the CPOs should be explored
> and fully utilized by all officers.
>
> The Benchmarks will change as the Commissioned Corps continues to
> evolve. Any comments or suggestions that you have on the Benchmarks
> may be submitted to your PAC Chair, and will be carefully considered
> for incorporation into the next annual revision.
>
> PY 2010 BENCHMARKS FOR PROMOTION PRECEPTS

+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------------+
| > ***1.***    |               |               |                     |
| > *           |               |               |                     |
| **Performance |               |               |                     |
| > Rating and  |               |               |                     |
| > Reviewing   |               |               |                     |
| > Official    |               |               |                     |
| > Statement   |               |               |                     |
| > (Pe         |               |               |                     |
| rformance)*** |               |               |                     |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------------+
| > **Factor**  | > *           | > *           | > **Benchmarks**    |
|               | *Benchmarks** | *Benchmarks** | >                   |
|               | >             | >             | >                   |
|               | >             | >             |  **T-O6/P-O5/P-O6** |
|               | **T-O4/P-O3** | **T-O5/P-O4** |                     |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------------+
| -   *         | The primary   | The primary   | > The primary focus |
| *Commissioned | focus in      | focus in      | > in reviewing the  |
|     Officers' | reviewing the | reviewing the | > COER should be on |
|               | COER should   | COER should   | > the accompanying  |
| Effectiveness | be on the     | be on the     | > narrative rather  |
|     Report    | accompanying  | accompanying  | > than on the       |
|     (COER)**  | narrative     | narrative     | > letter score.     |
|               | rather than   | rather than   | > Narrative         |
|               | on the letter | on the letter | > indicates         |
|               | score.        | score.        | > progression of    |
|               | Narrative     | Narrative     | > responsibility,   |
|               | indicates     | indicates     | > achievement and   |
|               | progression   | progression   | > contributions to  |
|               | of            | of            | > the agency        |
|               | re            | r             | > mission.          |
|               | sponsibility, | esponsibility |                     |
|               | achievement   | achievement   | Secondary           |
|               | and           | and           | assessment will     |
|               | contributions | contribution  | include a review of |
|               | to the agency | to the agency | the COER score, in  |
|               | mission.      | mission.      | the context of the  |
|               |               |               | officer's           |
|               | Secondary     | Secondary     | performance trends. |
|               | assessment    | assessment    | The officer should  |
|               | will include  | will include  | be in a billet at   |
|               | a review of   | a review of   | or above their      |
|               | the COER      | the COER      | current grade.      |
|               | score, in the | score, in the |                     |
|               | context of    | context of    |                     |
|               | the officer's | the officer's |                     |
|               | performance   | performance   |                     |
|               | trends. The   | trends. The   |                     |
|               | officer       | officer       |                     |
|               | should be in  | should be in  |                     |
|               | a billet at   | a billet at   |                     |
|               | or above      | or above      |                     |
|               | their current | their current |                     |
|               | grade.        | grade.        |                     |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------------+
| -   **Award   | Awards at the | Awards at the | > Awards at the     |
|               | Achievement   | Commendation  | > Outstanding       |
|   History\*** | medal level   | medal level   | > Service Medal     |
|               | or below.     | or below.     | > level or below.   |
| > \-**CC      | There should  | There should  | > There should be a |
| > Honor       | be a record   | be a record   | > record of awards  |
| > Awards**    | of awards     | of awards     | > across the        |
| > (e.g.,      | across the    | across the    | > career.           |
| > Citation,   | career.       | career.       | >                   |
| > Achievement |               |               | > Type of awards,   |
| > Medal,      | Type of       | Type of       | > relevant          |
| > Outstanding | awards,       | awards,       | > citations,        |
| > Service     | relevant      | relevant      | > quantity, and     |
| > Medal, Unit | citations,    | citations,    | > progression of    |
| >             | quantity, and | quantity, and | > awards should be  |
| Commendation) | progression   | progression   | > assessed.         |
| >             | of awards     | of awards     | >                   |
| > \-**Other   | should be     | should be     | > Division,         |
| > Awards**    | assessed.     | assessed.     | > Institute, and    |
|               |               |               | > Agency (including |
| -   **PHS     | Division,     | Division,     | > non-DHHS          |
|     Service   | Institute,    | Institute,    | > agencies), and    |
|     Awards**  | and Agency    | and Agency    | > professional      |
|     (e.g.,    | (including    | (including    | > organization      |
|     Isolated  | non-DHHS      | non-DHHS      | > awards, and       |
|     Hardship  | agencies),    | agencies),    | > recognition such  |
|     Service   | and           | and           | > as letters of     |
|     Award,    | professional  | professional  | > commendation.     |
|     Special   | organization  | organization  | >                   |
|               | awards, and   | awards, and   | > 3                 |
|    Assignment | recognition   | recognition   |                     |
|     Service   | such as       | such as       |                     |
|     Award)    | letters of    | letters of    |                     |
|               | commendation. | commendation. |                     |
|               |               |               |                     |
|               | 1             | 2             |                     |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------------+
| 1.  *         |               |               |                     |
| **Performance |               |               |                     |
|     Rating    |               |               |                     |
|     and       |               |               |                     |
|     Reviewing |               |               |                     |
|     Official  |               |               |                     |
|     Statement |               |               |                     |
|     (Pe       |               |               |                     |
| rformance)*** |               |               |                     |
|               |               |               |                     |
| > -continued- |               |               |                     |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------------+
| -             | Yes, with     | Yes, with     | Yes, with focus on  |
|   **Reviewing | focus on      | focus on      | Reviewer's comments |
|               | Reviewer's    | Reviewer's    | regarding officer's |
|    Official's | comments      | comments      | readiness for       |
|               | regarding     | regarding     | promotion.          |
|  Assessment** | officer's     | officer's     |                     |
|               | readiness for | readiness for | Leads (Reviewer's   |
| > **Based on  | promotion.    | promotion.    | assessment of the   |
| > information |               |               | significance of     |
| > contained   | Contributes   | Contributes   | officer's           |
| > in the      | (Reviewer's   | and exhibits  | contribution)       |
| > Reviewing   | assessment of | leadership    |                     |
| > Officer's   | the           | (Reviewer's   | a\) In a            |
| > Assessment, | significance  | assessment of | management,         |
| > the Officer | of officer's  | the           | supervisory,        |
| > will be     | contribution) | significance  | expert, and/or      |
| > rated on:** |               | of officer's  | leadership position |
|               | a\) Exhibits  | contribution) |                     |
| **-Promotion  | leadership in |               | and/or              |
| Readiness**   | group, team,  | a\) In a      |                     |
|               | committee, or | management,   | b\) leads a task    |
| **-           | branch work   | supervisory,  | force or a similar  |
| Leadership    | with          | expert and/or | group at the        |
| Role in**     | potential     | leadership    | Branch, Division,   |
|               | management or | position      | Area, Agency or CC  |
| **Com         | supervisory   |               | level or local,     |
| mand/Agency** | position or   | and/or        | regional, national, |
|               | is in a       |               | or international    |
| **-           | management,   | b\) as a      | level               |
| Contribution  | supervisory,  | member or     |                     |
| to the        | or leadership | leader of a   | and/or              |
| Mission of    | position      | task force or |                     |
| the           |               | similar group | c\) provides        |
| C             | and/or        | at the        | agency-level        |
| ommand/Agency |               | Branch,       | expertise through   |
| and PHS**     | b\) as a      | Division,     | publications or     |
|               | member of a   | Area, Agency  | other written       |
|               | task force or | or CC level   | communication or    |
|               | similar group | or local,     | oral presentations. |
|               | at the        | regional,     |                     |
|               | Branch,       | national, or  | > Performs duties   |
|               | Division,     | international | > with minimal      |
|               | Area, Agency  | level         | > supervisory input |
|               | or CC level   |               | > and/or            |
|               | or local,     | and/or        | > supervision.      |
|               | regional,     |               | > Compelling        |
|               | national, or  | c\) provides  | > evidence that     |
|               | international | Office,       | > career duties and |
|               | level         | Bureau, or    | > collateral        |
|               |               | Area-level    | > activities        |
|               | and/or        | expertise     | > contribute to the |
|               |               | through       | > PHS mission.      |
|               | c\) through   | publications  |                     |
|               | publications  | or other      |                     |
|               | or other      | written       |                     |
|               | written       | communication |                     |
|               | communication | or oral       |                     |
|               | or oral       | p             |                     |
|               | p             | resentations. |                     |
|               | resentations. |               |                     |
|               |               | Performs      |                     |
|               | Performs      | duties        |                     |
|               | duties        | assigned by   |                     |
|               | assigned by   | supervisor.   |                     |
|               | supervisor.   | Engages in    |                     |
|               |               | collateral    |                     |
|               |               | activities    |                     |
|               |               | that          |                     |
|               |               | contribute to |                     |
|               |               | the           |                     |
|               |               | Agency/PHS    |                     |
|               |               | mission.      |                     |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------------+

+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------------+
| 1.  *         |               |               |                     |
| **Performance |               |               |                     |
|     Rating    |               |               |                     |
|     and       |               |               |                     |
|     Reviewing |               |               |                     |
|     Official  |               |               |                     |
|     Statement |               |               |                     |
|     (Pe       |               |               |                     |
| rformance)*** |               |               |                     |
|               |               |               |                     |
| > -continued- |               |               |                     |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------------+
| > **Factor**  | > *           | > *           | > **Benchmarks**    |
|               | *Benchmarks** | *Benchmarks** | >                   |
|               | >             | >             | >                   |
|               | >             | >             |  **T-O6/P-O5/P-O6** |
|               | **T-O4/P-O3** | **T-O5/P-O4** |                     |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------------+
| -             | Unquestioned  | Unquestioned  | Unquestioned        |
|   **Honor/Int |               |               |                     |
| egrity/Duty** | Displaying    | Displaying    | Displaying honor    |
|               | honor and     | honor and     | and integrity as an |
|               | integrity as  | integrity as  | officer.            |
|               | an officer.   | an officer.   |                     |
|               |               |               | No outstanding      |
|               | No            | No            | disciplinary or     |
|               | outstanding   | outstanding   | behavioral issues   |
|               | disciplinary  | disciplinary  | or adverse actions  |
|               | or behavioral | or behavioral | documented in eOPF. |
|               | issues or     | issues or     |                     |
|               | adverse       | adverse       |                     |
|               | actions       | actions       |                     |
|               | documented in | documented in |                     |
|               | eOPF.         | eOPF.         |                     |
+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------------+

\* Please refer to Commissioned Corps Instruction Inst 511.01 (old CC
27.1.1) Awards Program for a description of the Honor and Service
Awards.

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| > ***2.         |                 |                 |                 |
| > Education,    |                 |                 |                 |
| > Training, &   |                 |                 |                 |
| > Professional  |                 |                 |                 |
| > Development   |                 |                 |                 |
| > Related to    |                 |                 |                 |
| > the Needs of  |                 |                 |                 |
| > the PHS***    |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Factor**      | **Benchmarks**  | **Benchmarks**  | **Benchmarks**  |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
|                 | **T-O4/P-O3**   | **T-O5/P-O4**   | **T             |
|                 |                 |                 | -O6/P-O5/P-O6** |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| -   **Degrees** | Bachelor's      | Master's        | Master's        |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| -   *           | Additional      | \- Advanced     | \- Advanced     |
| *Certifications | certification   | practice        | practice        |
| /Credentialing, | in field or     | credentials or  | credentials or  |
|     Licensure   | other related   | certification   | certification   |
|     (beyond     | areas.          | in field or     | in field or     |
|     that        |                 | other related   | other related   |
|     required    |                 | area (e.g., EMT | area (e.g., EMT |
|     for         |                 | or Diplomat     | or Diplomat     |
|                 |                 | status)         | status)         |
|  appointment)** |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 | \- member in    | \- fellow in    |
|                 |                 | discipline      | discipline      |
|                 |                 | certifying body | certifying body |
|                 |                 | or college.     | or college.     |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| -               | Accumulate at   | Accumulate at   | Accumulate at   |
|    **Continuing | least 16 hours  | least 24 hours  | least 32 hours  |
|     Education** | of CE credits   | of CE credits   | of CE credits   |
|                 | per year or     | per year or     | per year or     |
|                 | equivalent      | equivalent      | equivalent      |
|                 | through         | through         | through         |
|                 | training and/or | training and/or | training and/or |
|                 | by attending 2  | by attending 3  | by attending 4  |
|                 | days of         | days of         | days of         |
|                 | professional    | professional    | professional    |
|                 | meetings.       | meetings.       | meetings.       |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| -   **Public    | Additional      | Advanced course | MPH or Masters  |
|     Health      | course work or  | work or         | degree in       |
|     Trai        | experience in   | experience in   | public          |
| ning/Experience | public health   | public health   | health-related  |
|     beyond      | or course work  | or course work  | program (for    |
|     initial     | related to job  | related to job  | those entering  |
|     degree (can | that            | that            | with MPH or     |
|     also be     | contributes to  | contributes to  | other public    |
|     counted in  | current or      | current or      | health-related  |
|     continuing  | future PHS      | future PHS      | Masters degree, |
|                 | assignments     | assignments     | at least 1 year |
|    education)** | (e.g., Health   | (e.g., Health   | of advanced     |
|                 | Care            | Care            | public          |
|                 | Management,     | Management,     | health-related  |
|                 | Information     | Information     | course work or  |
|                 | Systems         | Systems         | course work     |
|                 | Technology,     | Technology,     | related to job  |
|                 | Bioterrorism).  | Bioterrorism).  | that            |
|                 |                 |                 | contributes to  |
|                 |                 |                 | current or      |
|                 |                 |                 | future PHS      |
|                 |                 |                 | assignments     |
|                 |                 |                 | (e.g., Health   |
|                 |                 |                 | Care            |
|                 |                 |                 | Management,     |
|                 |                 |                 | Information     |
|                 |                 |                 | Systems         |
|                 |                 |                 | Technology,     |
|                 |                 |                 | Bioterrorism)). |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| ###             |                 |                 |                 |
| ##### **3. Care |                 |                 |                 |
| er Progression  |                 |                 |                 |
| and Potential** |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Factor**      | **Benchmarks**  | **Benchmarks**  | **Benchmarks**  |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
|                 | **T-O4/P-O3**   | **T-O5/P-O4**   | **T             |
|                 |                 |                 | -O6/P-O5/P-O6** |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| -   **Billet    | ≥ O-4           | ≥ O-5           | ≥ O-6           |
|     level**     |                 |                 |                 |
|                 | Progressively   | Progressively   | Progressively   |
|                 | higher billets  | higher billets  | higher billets  |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| -               | ≥ 2 assignments | ≥ 3 assignments | ≥ 5 assignments |
| **Assignments** | that            | (including at   | (including at   |
|                 | demonstrate     | least 1 with    | least 1 with    |
|                 | progressively   | Team leader     | Management/     |
|                 | more            | level           | supervisory     |
|                 | respons         | responsibility) | responsibility) |
|                 | ibility/ability | that            | that            |
|                 | and             | demonstrate     | demonstrate     |
|                 | independence.   | progressively   | progressively   |
|                 |                 | more            | more            |
|                 |                 | respons         | respons         |
|                 |                 | ibility/ability | ibility/ability |
|                 |                 | and             | and             |
|                 |                 | independence.   | independence.   |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| -   **Mobility  | ≥1 move         | ≥2 moves        | [\              |
|     --          |                 |                 | >]{.underline}4 |
|     Geographic  |                 |                 | moves           |
|     and/or      |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
|    Programmatic |                 |                 |                 |
|     (includes   |                 |                 |                 |
|     hardship    |                 |                 |                 |
|     tours and   |                 |                 |                 |
|     details)**  |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| -   *           | Applied, if     | Regular Corps   | Regular Corps   |
| *Assimilation** | eligible        | or awaiting     |                 |
|                 |                 | Congressional   |                 |
|                 |                 | confirmation    |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| -               | Participation   | Participation   | Participation   |
|    **Collateral | in ≥ 1          | in ≥ 2          | in ≥ 3          |
|     Duties**    | organizational  | organizational  | organizational  |
|                 | collateral      | collateral      | collateral      |
|                 | duty/activity   | du              | du              |
|                 | at the          | ties/activities | ties/activities |
|                 | loca            | at the          | with increased  |
|                 | l/institutional | loca            | responsibility  |
|                 | level.          | l/institutional | and/or          |
|                 |                 | and regional    | leadership role |
|                 |                 | level.          | at the          |
|                 |                 |                 | local           |
|                 |                 |                 | /institutional, |
|                 |                 |                 | regional, and   |
|                 |                 |                 | national level. |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| ***4.***        |                 |                 |                 |
| ***Professional |                 |                 |                 |
| contributions   |                 |                 |                 |
| and services to |                 |                 |                 |
| the PHS         |                 |                 |                 |
| Commissioned    |                 |                 |                 |
| Corps           |                 |                 |                 |
| (               |                 |                 |                 |
| Officership)*** |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Factor**      | **Benchmarks**  | **Benchmarks**  | **Benchmarks**  |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
|                 | **T-O4/P-O3**   | **T-O5/P-O4**   | **T             |
|                 |                 |                 | -O6/P-O5/P-O6** |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| -               | Appointed       | Appointed       | Appointed       |
| **Membership/** | member or       | member or       | member or       |
|                 | volunteer.      | volunteer.      | volunteer who   |
| > **Involvement | Contribution    | Leads           | serves as Chair |
| > in PAC and    | should be       | subcommittee or | or Vice-Chair,  |
| > Advisory      | documented.     | demonstrates    | or leads        |
| > Groups**      |                 | substantive     | subcommittees,  |
| > (e.g., Junior |                 | role.           | or demonstrates |
| > Officers      |                 | Contribution    | substantive     |
| > Advisory      |                 | should be       | role.           |
| > Group,        |                 | documented.     | Contribution    |
| > Minority      |                 |                 | should be       |
| > Officers      |                 |                 | documented.     |
| > Liaison       |                 |                 |                 |
| > Council)      |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| -               | If any,         | Associate       | Associate       |
|   **Recruitment | recruitment     | Recruiter,      | Recruiter Lead  |
|                 | activity        | formal          | or Associate    |
|    Activities** | contribution    | appointment,    | Recruiter,      |
|                 | should be       | active          | formal          |
|                 | documented.     | participation   | appointment,    |
|                 |                 | documented;     | active          |
|                 |                 | other           | participation   |
|                 |                 | documented      | documented;     |
|                 |                 | formal          | other           |
|                 |                 | recruitment     | documented      |
|                 |                 | efforts or      | formal          |
|                 |                 | similar         | recruitment     |
|                 |                 | activities.     | efforts or      |
|                 |                 |                 | similar         |
|                 |                 | Informal        | activities.     |
|                 |                 | recruitment     |                 |
|                 |                 | activity,       | Informal        |
|                 |                 | contribution    | recruitment     |
|                 |                 | should be       | activity,       |
|                 |                 | documented.     | contribution    |
|                 |                 |                 | should be       |
|                 |                 |                 | documented.     |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| -               | Participates in | Participates in | Participates in |
|   **Mentoring** | regular         | regular         | regular         |
|                 | one-on-one      | one-on-one      | one-on-one      |
|                 | mentoring or    | mentoring or    | mentoring or    |
|                 | group mentoring | group mentoring | group mentoring |
|                 | either as a     | as a mentor as  | as a mentor as  |
|                 | mentor or       | evidenced by    | evidenced by    |
|                 | mentee, as      | documentation   | documentation   |
|                 | evidenced by    | in the CV.      | in the CV.      |
|                 | documentation   |                 |                 |
|                 | in the CV.      | Completes a     | Completes a     |
|                 |                 | mentor          | mentor          |
|                 |                 | assignment in   | assignment in   |
|                 |                 | the category's  | the category's  |
|                 |                 | Mentoring and   | Mentoring and   |
|                 |                 | Orientation     | Orientation     |
|                 |                 | Program         | Program         |
|                 |                 | verified via    | verified via    |
|                 |                 | letter from the | letter from the |
|                 |                 | leadership of   | leadership of   |
|                 |                 | the Category    | the Category    |
|                 |                 | PAC Mentoring   | PAC Mentoring   |
|                 |                 | and Orientation | and Orientation |
|                 |                 | Subcommittee,   | Subcommittee,   |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 | or              | or              |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 | Serves as an    | Serves as an    |
|                 |                 | assigned mentor | assigned mentor |
|                 |                 | to a less       | to a less       |
|                 |                 | tenured         | tenured         |
|                 |                 | officer,        | officer,        |
|                 |                 | intern, or      | intern, or      |
|                 |                 | employee for at | employee for at |
|                 |                 | least 6 months  | least 6 months  |
|                 |                 | with            | with            |
|                 |                 | appropriate     | appropriate     |
|                 |                 | documentation.  | documentation.  |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| ***4.           |                 |                 |                 |
| Professional    |                 |                 |                 |
| contributions   |                 |                 |                 |
| and services to |                 |                 |                 |
| the PHS         |                 |                 |                 |
| Commissioned    |                 |                 |                 |
| Corps           |                 |                 |                 |
| (               |                 |                 |                 |
| Officership)*** |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| \- continued -  |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Factor**      | **Benchmarks**  | **Benchmarks**  | **Benchmarks**  |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
|                 | **TO-4/PO-3**   | **TO-5/PO-4**   | **T             |
|                 |                 |                 | O-6/PO-5/PO-6** |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| -   **Officer   | Commissioned    | Commissioned    | Commissioned    |
|     Basic       | Corps Training  | Corps Training  | Corps Training  |
|     Course      | Ribbon (CCTR)   | Ribbon (CCTR)   | Ribbon (CCTR)   |
|     (OBC)\***   | awarded.        | awarded.        | awarded.        |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| 1.  \*or        |                 |                 |                 |
|     equivalent  |                 |                 |                 |
|     course      |                 |                 |                 |
|     including   |                 |                 |                 |
|     Basic       |                 |                 |                 |
|     Officer     |                 |                 |                 |
|     Training    |                 |                 |                 |
|     Course      |                 |                 |                 |
|     (BOTC) and  |                 |                 |                 |
|     Independent |                 |                 |                 |
|     Officer     |                 |                 |                 |
|     Training    |                 |                 |                 |
|     Course      |                 |                 |                 |
|     (IOTC) or   |                 |                 |                 |
|     Direct      |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
|    Commissioned |                 |                 |                 |
|     Officer     |                 |                 |                 |
|     (DCO)       |                 |                 |                 |
|     training    |                 |                 |                 |
|     through the |                 |                 |                 |
|     USCG        |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| -               | Active member   | Active member   | Active member   |
|   **Membership/ | at the local,   | at the          | at the          |
|     Involvement | regional,       | regional,       | regional,       |
|     in          | national, or    | national, or    | national, or    |
|                 | international   | international   | international   |
|   Professional, | levels.         | levels.         | levels.         |
|     Uniformed   | Contribution    | Contribution    | Contribution    |
|     Service,    | should be       | should be       | should be       |
|     and         | documented.     | documented.     | documented.     |
|     Specialty   |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 | Serves as       | Serves in a     |
| Organizations** |                 | contributing    | leadership role |
|                 |                 | member to the   | in the          |
|                 |                 | organization    | organization    |
|                 |                 | through a       | such as Chair   |
|                 |                 | committee or    | of a            |
|                 |                 | subcommittee.   | subcommittee or |
|                 |                 |                 | Chair of the    |
|                 |                 |                 | organization.   |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| -               | Correctly wears | Correctly wears | Correctly wears |
|    **Commitment | the uniform     | the uniform     | the uniform     |
|     to          | every business  | every business  | every business  |
|                 | day or as       | day or as       | day or as       |
|    Visibility** | appropriate for | appropriate for | appropriate for |
|                 | special         | special         | special         |
| > \-**Wearing   | assignm         | assignm         | assignm         |
| > of uniform**  | ents/situations | ents/situations | ents/situations |
| >               | (e.g. foreign,  | (e.g. foreign,  | (e.g. foreign,  |
| > \-            | assignments     | assignments     | assignments     |
| **Presentations | where uniforms  | where uniforms  | where uniforms  |
| > and outreach  | are not         | are not         | are not         |
| > acknowledge   | permitted)      | permitted)      | permitted)      |
| > the Corps**   |                 |                 |                 |
|                 | Oral            | Oral            | Oral            |
|                 | presentations   | presentations   | presentations   |
|                 | include         | include         | include         |
|                 | acknowledgement | acknowledgement | acknowledgement |
|                 | of the          | of the          | of the          |
|                 | Commissioned    | Commissioned    | Commissioned    |
|                 | Corps; uniform  | Corps; uniform  | Corps; uniform  |
|                 | wear at local   | wear at local   | wear at local   |
|                 | and national    | and national    | and national    |
|                 | meetings or     | meetings or     | meetings or     |
|                 | activities of   | activities of   | activities of   |
|                 | professional    | professional    | professional    |
|                 | organizations   | organizations   | organizations   |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| ***4.           |                 |                 |                 |
| Professional    |                 |                 |                 |
| contributions   |                 |                 |                 |
| and services to |                 |                 |                 |
| the PHS         |                 |                 |                 |
| Commissioned    |                 |                 |                 |
| Corps           |                 |                 |                 |
| (               |                 |                 |                 |
| Officership)*** |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| \- continued -  |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| **Factor**      | **Benchmarks**  | **Benchmarks**  | **Benchmarks**  |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
|                 | **TO-4/PO-3**   | **TO-5/PO-4**   | **T             |
|                 |                 |                 | O-6/PO-5/PO-6** |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| -   **Other     | Minimal         | Participates    | Participates    |
|                 | Participation   | and exhibits    | and exhibits    |
|    Commissioned |                 | leadership      | leadership      |
|     Corps       | Frequency       |                 |                 |
|     activities  | and/or impact   | Frequency       | Frequency       |
|     involvement | documented      | and/or impact   | and/or impact   |
|     such as but |                 | documented      | documented      |
|     not limited |                 |                 |                 |
|     to**: e.g., |                 |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| > PHS           |                 |                 |                 |
| >               |                 |                 |                 |
|  Administrative |                 |                 |                 |
| > Boards        |                 |                 |                 |
| >               |                 |                 |                 |
| > Honor Guard   |                 |                 |                 |
| >               |                 |                 |                 |
| > Aide-de-Camp  |                 |                 |                 |
| >               |                 |                 |                 |
| > PHS Ensemble  |                 |                 |                 |
| >               |                 |                 |                 |
| >               |                 |                 |                 |
|  Transformation |                 |                 |                 |
| > workgroups    |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| ***5. Readiness***    |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| **Benchmarks**        | **Benchmarks**        | **Benchmarks**        |
|                       |                       |                       |
| **T-O4/P-O3**         | **T-O5/P-O4**         | **T-O6/P-O5/P-O6**    |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| Officer meets and     | Officer meets and     | Officer meets and     |
| maintains OFRD Basic  | maintains OFRD Basic  | maintains OFRD Basic  |
| Readiness Standards.  | Readiness Standards.  | Readiness Standards.  |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

Note: Officers may submit a request for a temporary medical waiver to
the Medical Affairs Branch for medical issues that would prevent an
Officer from achieving or maintaining readiness status.