The United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) is the uniformed personnel system of the United States Public Health Service (PHS) and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.
As with its parent division the PHS, the PHSCC is under the direction of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The PHSCC is led by the Surgeon General who holds a commissioned rank of Vice Admiral blank">http://www.usphs.gov/AboutUs/uniforms.aspx. The Surgeon General reports directly to the _Assistant Secretary for Health who may hold the rank of a four-star Admiral in the PHSCC blank">http://www.usphs.gov/AboutUs/uniforms.aspx.
Officers of the PHS are classified as non-combatants, unless directed to serve as part of the armed services by the President. Members of the PHSCC wear the same uniforms as the _United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard with special corps insignia and hold ranks equivalent to those of naval/coast guard officers. Officers of the PHSCC receive their commissions through the PHSCC's direct commissioning program.
