Government Trivia

[Gregory Matthews]

Question:  How many organized, groups, in which the members wear a uniform,  serve the U.S. Federal government & what are their names.

Clues:

"*  These are generally called "Uniformed Service Members."

*  The U.S. Army is one such group, as it has members who wear a uniform.

*  Some such groups may have members who do not wear a uniform.  Again, the U.S. Army is an example of such as it has members who do not wear a uniform.

*  Police organizations are not included in the question.

*  One of the following listed numbers is the correct answer for the number of such groups that exist.  But, what are their names.

4

5

6

7

8

 

[Gregory Matthews]

In the U.S. there are seven (7) uniformed services.

The names of the Uniformed Services in the U.S. are:

Army

Air Force

Coast Guard

Marine Corps

Navy

NOAA Corps:   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with a total of 11,000 + civilian employees..  The ranking, uniformed officer in NOAA may be a Vice Admiral,  He/she is in charge of 321 uniformed personnel and 700 civilians.   

Public Health Service:  The ranking uniformed officer may be an Admiral, who is in charge of some 6,500 + employees.

The focus of this question is that many people do not know that the Public Health Service and NOAA are both, at least in part, uniformed services.