some of the "commissioned corps" worked at the cdc
too.

--- Elizabeth Thiers <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  They are actually brought up from the uniformed
> Public Health Service.  The
> uniforms they wear are very similar to naval officer
> uniforms.  The
> shuffling around of the Surgeon General's duties are
> due to a lot of
> politics.  They say if you want a thankless task,
> work for a public health
> agency.  No one wants to hear what you are saying.
>
> Beth t the OT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Kendall David Corbett
> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 4:14 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Subject: MEDIA ADVISORY-- SURGEON
> GENERAL'S "CALL TO ACTION"
>
> Beth,
>
> Thanks; It occurs to me that the surgeon general has
> often been a Navy
> officer of flag rank - so why isn't it the Surgeon
> Admiral? ;-{) Here's the
> actual history from the HHS web site.
>
>
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/history/sghist.htm
>
> Kendall Corbett
>
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> redundant!)
>
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the
> unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> Therefore, all progress
> depends on the unreasonable man.
>
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
>
> -
>


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