Uniformed services of the United States
The
United States has seven
uniformed services.
These are broken down into five
military services and two services which are considered
uniformed but are not military.
Military services
\n* United States Army\n*
United States Navy\n*
United States Marine Corps\n*
United States Air Force\n*
United States Coast Guard
Other uniformed services
Members of these services are paid on the same scale and wear similar insignia of rank.
Members of the NOAA Corps and Public Health Service Commissioned Corps wear uniforms closely resembling those of the U.S. Navy.
The distinction between a commissioned officer of a non-military
uniformed service and a
civilian is important under the
laws of war. The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey originally began commissioning officers so that if captured while engaged in battlefield surveying, they could not legally be tried as
spies.
See also United States armed forces.
\nCategory:United States armed forces
