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US Surgeon General WTF?
Posted by: WingNut ()
Date: December 14, 2010 03:30PM

I just saw this nice lady on TV talking about the dangers of smoking. Her name is Regina Benjamin and she is the Surgeon General of the United States. She's not a household name like C. Everett Koop, but apparently this gal has a lot of cloud.

She was wearing a uniform of some sort. Is she under Defense or some branch of the military? What position was she promoted from?

I guess the post is like attorney general, but I don't see the AG dressed in military garb.

And don't Google your answer. I'm tired of Google, I would prefer honest empirical knowledge or some distorted half truth this afternoon.


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Re: US Surgeon General WTF?
Date: December 14, 2010 03:32PM

The US Surgeon General always wears a uniform. Each President appoints one. I believe the post was originally created to be the President's personal surgeon, but the position has evolved into a ceremonial and symbolic post with little real power.

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Re: US Surgeon General WTF?
Posted by: ITRADE ()
Date: December 14, 2010 03:33PM

US Public Health Service uses Naval style uniforms.

http://www.usphs.gov/

A lot of USPHS doctors wound up being pressed into service during WWII and Korea. They'd be staff doctors on destroyers, cruisers and other ships.



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Re: US Surgeon General WTF?
Posted by: Marlboro Man ()
Date: December 14, 2010 03:35PM

Whatever came out of those graphic anti.smoking pics inside cig packs they were talking about?

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Re: US Surgeon General WTF?
Posted by: WingNut ()
Date: December 14, 2010 03:39PM

Hven't seen them yet.

But I was making a smoke run for some chick last week and I found out there are no Marlboro Lights anymore, it has to be called Marlboro Gold Box or some shit now.

No justice no peace.


Marlboro Man Wrote:
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> Whatever came out of those graphic anti.smoking
> pics inside cig packs they were talking about?


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Re: US Surgeon General WTF?
Posted by: WingNut ()
Date: December 14, 2010 03:41PM

I thought Koop wore something that looked a little Navy-ish. Maybe he had those epulets on his shoulders or something pretty elaborate and ceremonial.


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Re: US Surgeon General WTF?
Posted by: Marlboro Man ()
Date: December 14, 2010 03:43PM

Yea no kidding, and those Classic Red Marlboro aren't as strong as they use be. Shit feels like u smoking Lights, WTF. That's one reason I quit smoking as of last week.

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Re: US Surgeon General WTF?
Posted by: ITRADE ()
Date: December 14, 2010 03:50PM


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Re: US Surgeon General WTF?
Posted by: eesh ()
Date: December 14, 2010 03:52PM

Yep, the Surgeon General falls under noncombatant uniformed services, which includes Public Health Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. They both wear uniforms and are paramilitary in organizational structure.

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Re: US Surgeon General WTF?
Posted by: ITRADE ()
Date: December 14, 2010 03:53PM

BTW, this is what we call Service Dress Blue....No shoulderboards, but all commendations and ribbons on outer jacket.

Rank and service insignia on the sleeves.

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Re: US Surgeon General WTF?
Posted by: ITRADE ()
Date: December 14, 2010 03:54PM

eesh Wrote:
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> Yep, the Surgeon General falls under noncombatant
> uniformed services, which includes Public Health
> Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric
> Administration. They both wear uniforms and are
> paramilitary in organizational structure.


POTUS can militarize them as needed.

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Re: US Surgeon General WTF?
Date: December 14, 2010 04:29PM

'Marlboro Man' wrote :
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> Yea no kidding, and those Classic Red Marlboro aren't as strong as
> they use be. Shit feels like u smoking Lights, WTF.
> That's one reason I quit smoking as of last week.

CONGRATULATIONS !
DO NOT START BACK UP, EVER.

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Re: US Surgeon General WTF?
Posted by: ThePackLeader ()
Date: December 14, 2010 06:07PM

ITRADE Wrote:
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> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thum
> b/3/36/C_Everett_Koop.jpg/491px-C_Everett_Koop.jpg


Oh snapperz, he's a Vice Admiral!

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