Applying for a call to active duty as a Commissioned Corps officer of the U.S. Public Health Service involves two processes. You must apply for a Corps commission and you must apply for jobs at agencies or with programs where Corps officers serve.
In addition to price and payment, variables that impact the total cost of buying and owning a used car include: 1  Loan interest rate, when financed. 2  Leasing charges. 3  State and local tax rates. 4  State licensing fees.
The fee is designed to cover all the costs to dealer in preparing the car for delivery to you (eg mechanics checks, removing protective plastics, admin costs, etc, etc). There's always a lot of fat built into these charges, thus a point of negotiation as you've found with the discount you've received.