MuskyMelon@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 hours agoShouldn’t the Surgeon General Have a Medical License?www.esquire.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up1298arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squaresupersquirrel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·10 hours agoYeah but they aren’t actually a General either, so it is only fair to not have to be a Surgeon.
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 hours agoI’m sure you’re joking, but it’s Surgeon General is to Army General because general in both contexts means “Not limited in scope, area, or application.” (cf “General strike” or “General paralysis of the body”).
minus-squareSumocat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 hours agoIronically, the U.S. Surgeon General is not an army officer. The position carries the naval rank of Vice Admiral because it originated in the marines.
Yeah but they aren’t actually a General either, so it is only fair to not have to be a Surgeon.
I’m sure you’re joking, but it’s Surgeon General is to Army General because general in both contexts means “Not limited in scope, area, or application.” (cf “General strike” or “General paralysis of the body”).
Ironically, the U.S. Surgeon General is not an army officer. The position carries the naval rank of Vice Admiral because it originated in the marines.