uniformed services
{{Short description|Body of people in the employment of a state who wear a uniform}}
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Uniformed services is an abstract term that are generally bodies of people in employment of a state{{cite web |title=Uniformed Services |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/definitions/uscode.php?height=800&def_id=31-USC-1136555147-225553699&term_occur=999&term_src= |website=law.cornell.edu |access-date=1 April 2022}}{{cite web |title=USERRA |url=https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/userra/USERRA-Pocket-Guide |website=dol.gov |access-date=1 April 2022}} who wear a distinct uniform that differentiates them from the public and private sector. Their purpose is to foster the Equality, security, safety, and health{{cite web |title=USU |url=https://medschool.usuhs.edu/ |website=medschool.usuhs |access-date=1 April 2022}} of the people they serve. Examples include military personnel, police officers, corrections and firefighters.
Types
=Armed=
Some uniformed services carry weapons and ammunition on duty. They include:
- Armed forces
- Border guard
- Coast guard
- Gendarmerie
- Paramilitary organizations
- Police
- Security guard
Depending on role and assignment, members of:
- Prison officer
- Customs officer
- Secret agent
- Immigration service
- Federal and provincial investigation agencies
=Unarmed=
Unarmed uniformed services carry or operate other equipment to perform their duty. Such uniformed services may include:
- Animal control service
- Civil defense organizations
- Emergency medical services
- Fire department
- Park ranger
- Excise and taxation service
- Lighthouse Authority
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps
- Passport service
- Postal service
- United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps