Fun fact: the United States "uniformed services" include the armed forces and the US Public Health Service and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps. According to Wikipedia:
"Commissioned officers of NOAA and PHS wear uniforms that are derived from U.S. Navy and Coast Guard uniforms, except that the commissioning devices, buttons, and insignia reflect their specific service. Uniformed officers of NOAA and PHS are paid on the same scale as members of the armed services with respective rank and time-in-grade."
Apparently they trace their origins to battlefield surveyors and hospitals for seamen. It seems like they no longer have a legitimate purpose, as evidenced by this joker.
Fun fact: the United States "uniformed services" include the armed forces and the US Public Health Service and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps. According to Wikipedia:
"Commissioned officers of NOAA and PHS wear uniforms that are derived from U.S. Navy and Coast Guard uniforms, except that the commissioning devices, buttons, and insignia reflect their specific service. Uniformed officers of NOAA and PHS are paid on the same scale as members of the armed services with respective rank and time-in-grade."
Apparently they trace their origins to battlefield surveyors and hospitals for seamen. It seems like they no longer have a legitimate purpose, as evidenced by this joker.
Shouldn't even be a thing. Why do we have so much government?