Health and Human Services also has an officer corps.
Oddly enough, the Surgeon General ranks as a vice admiral. The admiral is, also oddly, the Assistant Secretary of Health. The latter because it’s a commissioned position rather than an appointed and confirmed one like the Secretary of Health.
Health and Human Services also has an officer corps.
Oddly enough, the Surgeon General ranks as a vice admiral. The admiral is, also oddly, the Assistant Secretary of Health. The latter because it’s a commissioned position rather than an appointed and confirmed one like the Secretary of Health.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Public_Health_Service_Commissioned_Corps