Example of awards, special skills badge, and identification badges of the USPHS Commissioned Corps as worn on the service dress uniform of
RADM Scott Giberson.
The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC), one of the seven uniformed services of the United States, has the authority to issue various awards, commendations, and other insignia to its members. These include individual honor awards, unit honor awards, service awards, training ribbons, special skill badges, and identification badges. The following PHSCC awards are listed in the service's order of precedence:[1][2][3]
Personal awards and decorations
Unit awards
| Public Health Service Presidential Unit Citation - the highest unit decoration of the Public Health Service. |
| Public Health Service Outstanding Unit Citation - the second highest unit decoration of the Public Health Service. |
| Public Health Service Unit Commendation - the third highest unit decoration of the Public Health Service. |
Association and organization awards
The following awards are awarded by various associations and organizations related the PHS mission and may be worn on the uniform (in order of precedence shown) when attending a function of that association:[5]
Attachments worn on ribbons
| Bronze letter "V" device worn on the Distinguished Service, Meritorious Service, and the Outstanding Service Medals to indicate an award for valor. |
| 5/16th inch gold stars are worn on the Distinguished Service, Meritorious Service, Surgeon General's Exemplary Service, Outstanding Service, Commendation, Achievement, and PHS Citation Medals to indicate subsequent awards. |
| In lieu of five gold 5/16th inch stars, a silver 5/16th inch star is worn. |
| 3/16th inch service stars in bronze are worn on campaign, unit, and service awards to indicate subsequent awards. In lieu of five bronze stars, a silver star is worn. |
| The Expeditionary Attachment is worn centered on the suspension ribbon and ribbon bar.[7] |
Badges and insignia
The Field Medical Readiness Badge, recognizes PHSCC officers who have exceeded force readiness standards while engaged in a deployment.
Commissioned Corps officers may wear two authorized special skills badges and two breast or identification badges on the Corps uniform. Badges of the USPHS take precedence over badges earned in other uniformed services.[3][8]
References
- ↑ "CC 26.3.3 Wear of Ribbons and Medals" (PDF). United States Public Health Service. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ "USPHS Commissioned Corps Management Information System, Awards Information, Types of Recognition & Awards Criteria". Commissioned Corps Management Information System. United States Public Health Service. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- 1 2 U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, Decorations & Insignias USPHS, dated 20 May 2015, last accessed 27 August 2016
- 1 2 3 "PHS NO. 382, Implementation of an Associate Recruiter Lead Badge (ARLB) and PHS Recruitment Service Ribbon (RSR)" (PDF). Commissioned Corps Management Information System. United States Public Health Service. 4 March 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ↑ PHS Commissioned Corps Awards CCPM Pamphlet No. 67 Archived September 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine., dated April 1998, last accessed 30 March 2013
- ↑ "Who We Are". Commissioned Officers Association.
- ↑ "Commissioned Corps Instruction 511.01" (PDF). US Department of Health and Human Services. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ↑ "PPM 08-019 Wear of Skill and Breast Badges" (PDF). dcp.psc.gov/. United States Public Health Service. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ "CCI 511.02 Field Medical Readiness Badge" (PDF). ccrf.hhs.gov/ccrf. United States Public Health Service. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2012.