Cue the clown music.
Posted on 10/19/2021 8:47:12 AM PDT by lightman
Dr. Rachel Levine is making more history.
Levine, the former Pennsylvania health secretary, was ceremonially sworn in Tuesday as a four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps. Levine becomes the nation’s first openly transgender four-star officer across any of the uniformed services of the United States.
Earlier this year, President Joe Biden chose Levine to be the U.S. Assistant Secretary for Health. She also became the top ranking officer of the USPHS Commissioned Corps, which includes 6,000 officers that serve vulnerable and underserved groups. She’s also the first female officer to lead the corps.
The USPHS Commissioned Corps helps deliver health care after emergencies and natural disasters and has been part of the effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The corps isn’t a military branch but it is one of eight uniformed services in the U.S. government and the only one focused on public health.
Levine, 63, said she was “humbled” to be the first openly transgender four-star office of a uniformed service.
“This is a momentous occasion and I am honored to take this role for the impact I can make, and for the historic nature of what it symbolizes,” Levine said Tuesday.
“May this appointment be the first of many like it as we create a more inclusive future.”
After her swearing in, Levine said she recognizes she takes the role to defend the nation’s public health as it faces the greatest health threat in modern times. She also said she is grateful for LGTBQ pioneers who paved the way.
“The time is now for our country to continue to move the bar forward for diversity and I am proud to wear this uniform and answer that call,” Levine said.
U.S. Surgeon General and Vice Admiral Vivek Murthy said in a statement he is “grateful to work alongside a kind, principled leader like Admiral Levine.”
“Her appointment represents an important step towards a more inclusive future, and her service will undoubtedly advance the USPHS Commissioned Corps’ mission to protect, promote, and advance the health and safety of our nation,” Murthy said.
Levine spent years leading Pennsylvania’s health department and gained a higher profile with her work coordinating the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden brought Levine into her high-ranking role in his administration in January. The U.S. Senate confirmed her nomination to the federal post in March.
In an interview with PennLive in August, Levine said she sees herself as an advocate.
“I specifically see myself as an advocate for health equity,” Levine said. “Although I now have different priorities in office, we still have COVID-19, we still have an overdose crisis, and we have health equity as part of the portfolio. That includes health equity for the LGTBQ+ community. Advocating for equality and fairness and health equity for LGBTQ+ people is part of my role.”
Alison Beam succeeded Levine and continues to serve as Pennsylvania’s acting health secretary.
Deep State has made public health an oxymoron.
Aside from being an ugly man in a dress who supports child abuse, what has he accomplished? Oh yeah. He is an ugly man in a dress who supports child abise.
I would also be developing technology to stop incoming threats.
And, I would be seeking trade deals with the US so I could fund all of this. That worked out great for the Chicoms.
“I look forward to the coming civil war.”
Never happen. Conservatives will just roll over.
The govt will do a china and take our guns by locking us out of credit card use, banks, getting loans, medicare and SS unless you turn them over
Might be a few stalwarts that do some shootings or bombings but that will be about it.
Another movie you couldn’t make nowadays.
Just gearing up for the NWO and Great Tribulation.
Let’s go Brandon!
A field marshal ? I object ! :-P
Our slide downhill has been fast.
She is a very conservative Trump supporter.
She was in the USAF as a male, then worked for a government contractor on a highly classified aerospace project.
Now she is happily "retired", but still working, now only 8 hours a day just to keep busy.
She's had the operations and appears to be female.
It all depends on the person.
I imagine most transgenders are nuts.
Some, such as her are very down to earth, and can do their jobs very well.
Who knows about this one? He/she/it could be a train wreck, or could do the job just fine.
I’m afraid you are correct.
It is the very model of the modern addled admiral
In matters chromosomal it will never truly be a girl;
Although in matters viral and bacterial inferior
It wants the world to bow and pucker up to its posterior!
No worries. You’d still have seniority over Field Marshal Levine. It’s a date of rank kind of thing.
I was told the adults are in charge now. Did someone lie to me?
Being in arrears for child support...check the Dauphin Co PA records!
I’ve said this before and will say it again:
If I go to a surgeon and insist that he amputate my finger, hand, arm, toe, foot, leg, nose, ear or gouge out one of my eyes, I would be restrained against my will, sent to a mental hospital, heavily medicated and placed under observation for at least 72 hours, if not longer. But if I asked him to cut off my genitals and pump me full of estrogen, I’d be applauded and the president would make me an admiral and place me in charge of the nations health care system.
Insanity reigns supreme in this nation.
“She’s also the first female officer to lead the corps.”
I am almost speechless...
There is NOTHING “female” about this freak.
Gad !
LOL!! Post of the day.
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