Uniformed services

The U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Service.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

The five armed services (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard) plus the commissioned corps of the U. S. Public Health Service and the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey.

(DOD) The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Services. See also Military Department; Military Service.

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Uniformed services are bodies of people in the employ of a state that are not employed on standard terms of contract,^{[citation needed]} but have some element of additional discipline, and wear a uniform.

Typically the uniformed services of a state include:

• the country's armed services
• the police
• the fire and rescue service
• paramedics

In some countries the following may also be included:

• tax or customs officials
• immigration service officers
• coastguard service personnel

See also

• United States Uniformed Services
• Hong Kong Disciplined Services

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