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Quiz about Americas Other Two Uniformed Services

America's Other Two Uniformed Services Quiz

Few people know that the United States has two additional uniformed services beyond the five Armed Forces. Learn about the men and women in uniform in these services quietly going about their important business.

A multiple-choice quiz by flip1701. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
flip1701

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
276,360

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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557

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Question 1 of 10

1. The United States has seven uniformed services: the five Armed Forces, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps (NOAA Corps) and the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC). NOAA Corps and PHSCC officers wear uniforms and and are awarded ranks in the style of which of the Armed Forces? Hint

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Navy

U.S. Army

U.S. Coast Guard

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Question 2 of 10

2. Are NOAA Corps and PHSCC officers allowed to shop for discounted goods at military exchanges and commissaries?

Yes

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following is a main duty of NOAA Corps officers? Hint

Operational command of NOAA's fleet of ships and airplanes

Maintaining buoys and other navigational aids

Tornado chasing

Cleaning up oil spills

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Question 4 of 10

4. The Surgeon General is the head of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. What officer rank does the Surgeon General hold? Hint

Major General

Brigadier General

Fleet Admiral

Vice Admiral

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Question 5 of 10

5. The nickname of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is the "Meditary."

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. The NOAA Corps traces its roots to the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, which itself is an offshoot of the Survey of the Coast. For what reason were Coast and Geodetic Survey officers originally commissioned? Hint

To ensure they received free health care

To provide GI Bill benefits

To give them nice looking work clothes

To prevent execution for spying if caught by an enemy

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Question 7 of 10

7. What federal department is the NOAA Corps a component of? Hint

Department of State

Department of Defense

Department of Commerce

Department of the Interior

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of the five Armed Forces are PHSCC personnel regularly detailed to for serving as medical staff personnel? Hint

U.S. Navy

U.S. Army

U.S. Air Force

U.S. Coast Guard

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following types of professionals can not become members of the PHSCC? Hint

Engineers

Chiropractors

Dietitians

Statisticians

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the name of the NOAA Corps marching song? Hint

The One and True Corps

Forward with NOAA

The Corps That's Got It All

We Are Always There

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: U.S. Navy

Although NOAA Corps and PHSCC officers wear Navy uniforms, special corps insignia are used on uniforms to identify officers as members of their separate service.

2. Are NOAA Corps and PHSCC officers allowed to shop for discounted goods at military exchanges and commissaries?

Answer: Yes

NOAA Corps and PHSCC officers receive pay and benefits similar to members of the military, including: comprehensive medical/dental benefits, VA benefits, Montgomery GI Bill benefits and retirement at 20 years.

3. Which of the following is a main duty of NOAA Corps officers?

Answer: Operational command of NOAA's fleet of ships and airplanes

NOAA maintains a fleet of 21 ships, including hydrographic survey, oceanographic research, and fisheries research vessels.

4. The Surgeon General is the head of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. What officer rank does the Surgeon General hold?

Answer: Vice Admiral

The Surgeon General is the director of an organization that has 6,000 people. The NOAA Corps only has 300 officers.

5. The nickname of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps is the "Meditary."

Answer: True

Both the NOAA Corps and PHSCC can be militarized by order of the President of the United States.

Answer: To prevent execution for spying if caught by an enemy

President Thomas Jefferson established the Survey of the Coast in 1807, but the service did not receive proper surveying instruments until 1815.

7. What federal department is the NOAA Corps a component of?

Answer: Department of Commerce

NOAA, which is a division of the Department of Commerce is responsible for a variety of activities, including the National Weather Service, National Marine Fisheries Service and the National Geodetic Survey.

8. Which of the five Armed Forces are PHSCC personnel regularly detailed to for serving as medical staff personnel?

Answer: U.S. Coast Guard

When attached to the Coast Guard, PHSCC personnel wear Coast Guard uniforms, but wear distinctive PHSCC insignia devices.

9. Which of the following types of professionals can not become members of the PHSCC?

Answer: Chiropractors

The American Chiropractic Association believes that the Surgeon General has the authority under current federal law to appoint Doctors of Chiropractic as commissioned officers in the PHSCC, but simply refuses to do so.

10. What is the name of the NOAA Corps marching song?

Answer: Forward with NOAA

The chorus to "Forward with NOAA" is:

"Forward with NOAA
We're the NOAA Corps, we're always there."

Source: Author flip1701

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