Commissioned Corps Training Ribbon Explained

Commissioned Corps Training Ribbon
Presenter:United States Public Health Service
Country:United States
Type:Training award
Eligibility:Members of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Awarded For:Completion of the USPHS Commissioned Corps
Higher:Regular Corps Ribbon[1]

The Commissioned Corps Training Ribbon is a decoration of the United States Public Health Service presented to members of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. It recognizes an officer's completion of the USPHS Commissioned Corps Officer Basic Course.[2] [3]

Criteria

An officer is awarded the Commissioned Corps Training Ribbon upon his or her satisfactory completion of the Officer Basic Course.[2]

Officers who successfully completed the former Basic Officer Training Course or Independent Officer Training Course also were awarded the ribbon. An officer who separates from the Commissioned Corps after completing one of those courses, returns to the Commissioned Corps, and then successfully completes the Officer Basic Course qualifies for a second award of the ribbon, but is not authorized to wear a device on the ribbon indicating a second award.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wear of Awards and Badges. 2 July 2020.
  2. https://dcp.psc.gov/CCMIS/COAP/COAP_award_criteria_m.aspx#12 Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service: Commissioned Officers’ Awards Program Types of Recognition & Awards Criteria Accessed 9 November 2022
  3. Web site: Commissioned Officers' Awards Program. Commissioned Officer Corps of the US Public Health Service. 28 July 2020.