Joe Rogan on rachel levine: what the evidence says · JRE #2143
SUBJECT: RACHEL LEVINE
The short answer
Rachel Levine was recognized as the first female four-star admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. The distinction is scoped specifically to the USPHS Commissioned Corps, one of the eight uniformed services and not a military branch. The unqualified phrasing (first female admiral) is imprecise, since the U.S. Navy commissioned its first female four-star admiral, Michelle Howard, in 2014.
Not a true/false call. Every claim is logged with its sources; read the exhibits below.
Yeah, and Rachel Levine is the first female Admiral. Exactly. Yay, women win.
What the evidence says 01 / RECORD
On October 19, 2021, Rachel Levine, the Assistant Secretary for Health, was ceremonially sworn in as a four-star admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, becoming that corps' first female four-star admiral. The distinction is scoped specifically to the USPHS Commissioned Corps, one of the eight uniformed services and not a military branch. The unqualified phrasing (first female admiral) is imprecise, since the U.S. Navy commissioned its first female four-star admiral, Michelle Howard, in 2014. Within the Public Health Service, however, the summary is accurate.