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How can my Basic Ready history affect a permanent promotion review?

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Permanent promotion boards apply precepts that include professional contributions, basic force readiness history, and service to the USPHS Commissioned Corps.[1] The Surgeon General determines how much readiness-compliance history the board reviews, up to five years, and the review frequency.[2]

CCI 331.01, page 26

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How can my Basic Ready history affect a permanent promotion review?

CCI 331.01 says promotion boards evaluate professional contributions, Basic Ready history, and service to the Corps. The Surgeon General determines the review frequency and may direct the board to consider up to five years of readiness compliance history.

CCI 331.01: Permanent Promotions, p. 26
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One policy record. Six ways to use it.

Ask the policy, plan your record, review packets, rehearse scrutiny, and monitor change. The official CCIS remains the authority.

  1. Plan the record before the deadline.

    Plan the record

    Career Gap Analyzer

    See what your CV already proves, then plan what is missing.

    Career Gap maps the evidence already in your CV to promotion precepts, identifies thin areas, and turns those gaps into a quarter-by-quarter documentation roadmap.

    Use it when
    Officers planning one or more promotion cycles ahead of the packet deadline.
    Bring
    Your CV in PDF, Word, or Markdown, plus the grade you are preparing for.
    You leave with
    • Precept-mapped evidence and gaps
    • Quarter-by-quarter action roadmap
    • Downloadable report for mentor conversations
    Cost
    Credit estimate and refundable cap shown before the run.

    Keep in mind: The analysis can evaluate only what the uploaded CV documents. You confirm every gap and action before relying on it.

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    Career Gap Analyzer results showing an O-5 evidence gap and quarterly roadmap
    A fictional O-5 CV mapped to documented strengths, missing evidence, and a quarterly roadmap.

    Tell the career story

    Career Graph

    Turn a linear CV into a career map you can explore and share.

    Career Graph connects assignments, capabilities, service, and next-step recommendations so a mentor can see the arc of your career instead of reading it line by line.

    Use it when
    Officers preparing for a mentor conversation, assignment decision, or career review.
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    Up to three CV or career documents in PDF, Word, text, or Markdown.
    You leave with
    • Interactive career knowledge graph
    • Readable career summary
    • Download and private sharing options
    Cost
    Credit estimate and refundable cap shown before the run.

    Keep in mind: The map reflects only the uploaded record. Confirm dates, relationships, and next-step recommendations before sharing it.

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    Career Graph results connecting assignments with counselor guidance
    Fictional assignments and capabilities connected into a career story with counselor guidance.

  2. Review the evidence before it routes.

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    Promotion Review

    Interrogate the packet factor by factor before a board does.

    Promotion Review reads your CV, ROS, OS, and PIR against the current review factors, then links findings to packet evidence and policy support.

    Use it when
    Officers preparing a promotion packet who want a structured review before routing.
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    Your USPHS CV, Reviewing Official’s Statement (ROS), Officer Statement (OS), and Promotion Information Report (PIR). All four are required.
    You leave with
    • Factor-level strengths and evidence gaps
    • Cited observations and quality checks
    • Prioritized improvements for the packet
    Cost
    Credit estimate and refundable cap shown before the run.

    Keep in mind: Findings are advisory and cannot predict a board outcome. Current policy and the official packet remain controlling.

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    Promotion Review results with packet evidence and prioritized recommendations
    A fictional promotion packet scored against assessable evidence, with the next edits ranked for review.

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    Award Review

    Stress-test a nomination you wrote before it is routed.

    Award Review checks your draft against the selected award criteria, format rules, and board factors. It identifies revision priorities while leaving authorship with you.

    Use it when
    Officers who have already drafted a nomination narrative and want a final quality review.
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    Your draft nomination narrative as a Word document.
    You leave with
    • Readiness verdict and revision priorities
    • Criteria-by-criteria alignment
    • Downloadable review report
    Cost
    Credit estimate and refundable cap shown before the run.

    Keep in mind: The tool critiques the officer’s draft. It does not write, approve, or submit the nomination.

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    Award Review results showing revision priorities and criteria alignment
    A fictional award narrative reviewed for readiness, criteria alignment, and revision priorities.

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    Board Simulator

    Hear where a fictional board may push back on your record.

    Open a completed Promotion Review in a fictional deliberation room. Follow each reviewer’s perspective, rehearse likely follow-up questions, and export the practice transcript.

    Use it when
    Officers who want to rehearse evidence-based questions after completing Promotion Review.
    Bring
    A completed Promotion Review with board perspectives.
    You leave with
    • Multi-reviewer packet perspectives
    • Evidence-limited follow-up questions
    • Exportable practice transcript
    Cost
    Saved replays are free. New AI answers show a credit estimate first.

    Keep in mind: Every reviewer and deliberation is fictional. The simulator cannot reproduce an actual promotion board.

    Open Board Simulator
    Board Simulator deliberation with fictional reviewers and evidence-limited questions
    A fictional review panel surfaces thin evidence and turns it into questions an officer can rehearse.
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Award Narrative Review
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Career Gap Analyzer
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Career Graph (Standard)
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Career Graph (Deep)
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Promotion Review
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