Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Pop Quiz, Hotshot

Learned something new today, so I thought I’d share.

Without using Google, Wikipedia, etc., name the seven uniformed services of the United States.

(22) Comments
Posted by Jed at 1108 hrs
Off-Duty

  1. USAF, Army, Marines, Navy, Coast Guard, Air National Guard, National Guard. I thought the Merchant Marines might be possible but I am sticking with my first shot.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 07, 2009 at 1121 hrs


  2. Marines
    Navy
    Air Force
    Army
    Coast Guard
    National Guard
    US Postal Service


    Ok the USPS is wrong, but I can’t remember that last one.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 07, 2009 at 1123 hrs


  3. If your talking military I’ll go along with Mr. Galt.  However there is also the Capital Police, and Homeland Security Police along with Border Patrol if your talking non-military.  Good question.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 07, 2009 at 1124 hrs


  4. FYI I was off by 3 so keep trying people.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 07, 2009 at 1131 hrs


  5. USMC
    USAF
    US Army
    US Coast Guard
    US Navy
    Merchant Marines
    Customs Service

    Posted by Kevin Binversie on January 07, 2009 at 1132 hrs


  6. crap - I had two wrong

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 07, 2009 at 1134 hrs


  7. Wow, just checked the answer.  Those last two are going to be impossible to get.

    Never even heard of them, and I’m out here!

    Posted by Kevin Binversie on January 07, 2009 at 1134 hrs


  8. Are people forgetting NOAA and PHS?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 07, 2009 at 1140 hrs


  9. One wrong! I could understand not hearing about #6, but #7 is somewhat well known…

    Posted by Randy on January 07, 2009 at 1141 hrs


  10. I concur with Kevin

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 07, 2009 at 1142 hrs


  11. I have at times worked with all of the correct list.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 07, 2009 at 1143 hrs


  12. but #7 is somewhat well known…

    Definitely well known… I pass their bouy’s on Lake Michigan all the time.  Definitely DIDN’T know it was a uniformed service.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 07, 2009 at 1147 hrs


  13. Interesting rationale:

    “Coast and Geodetic Survey officers (NOAA) were commissioned so that under the laws of war, they could not be executed as spies if they were serving as surveyors on a battlefield.”

    Posted by Randy on January 07, 2009 at 1202 hrs


  14. i was thinking
    cintas
    g and k
    aramark
    as uniform services

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 07, 2009 at 1244 hrs


  15. I had 5 also, but the last two?

    I had to go look and I seriously never in a million years would have guessed them…

    Who Knew?

    Posted by Michael J. Cheaney on January 07, 2009 at 1244 hrs


  16. Oh yea, I love it when the girls at the strip club dress up in those naughty little Public Health Service Commissioned Corps uniforms.  Hubba-hubba!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 07, 2009 at 1329 hrs


  17. Come on Pants, it’s the rubber gloves you really love.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 07, 2009 at 1332 hrs


  18. No glove, no love.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 07, 2009 at 1357 hrs


  19. Well, I looked it up on Wikipedia, but I was very surprised.

    Posted by Brandon on January 07, 2009 at 1439 hrs


  20. This is my pre-lookup guess:

    Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Capitol Police, US Marshals

    Now to check and see if I’m right!

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 07, 2009 at 1615 hrs


  21. NO WAY!!  I had to look it up and I just do not believe it!

    Now I’ll never forget it!  Thanks…not sure what good that piece of trivia will get me?!?

    Posted by gopfolk on January 07, 2009 at 1640 hrs


  22. This is too easy and you guys are all way off


    1.  ACLU
    2.  Moveon.org
    3.  DNC
    4.  UAW
    5.  New York Times
    6.  WEAC
    7.  Hamas


    Laugh if you like, but if the Speaker gets her way these groups will have more Federal funding than the real 7.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on January 07, 2009 at 2014 hrs


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