[LonePalm]

The Surgeon General is ALWAYS an admiral.

There are seven uniformed services. Two are considered Military Service, the Army and the Air Force.

The other five are considered Naval Services. They are the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps.

The Surgeon General is the head of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, hence he is an admiral.

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[Defiant]

So you wouldn’t address the Surgeon General as a General, but Admiral. Because they are not Generals, although they do have a military rank, under a different legal basis. Same with the Attorney General, who do not have a military rank at all, but a title based on their position.

The slide has been interesting, but it has probably gone on long enough. I learned about the Surgeon General being an Admiral, and confirmed that the Attorney General is not a General, just a general, non-specific, attorney.