Uniformed Services
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Uniformed services are bodies of people in the employ of a state
that are not employed on standard terms of contract, but have some element of additional discipline, and wear a uniform
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Typically the uniformed services of a state include:
In some countries the following may also be included:
State (polity)
A state is an organized political community, living under a government. States may be sovereign and may enjoy a monopoly on the legal initiation of force and are not dependent on, or subject to any other power or state. Many states are federated states which participate in a federal union...
that are not employed on standard terms of contract, but have some element of additional discipline, and wear a uniform
Uniform
A uniform is a set of standard clothing worn by members of an organization while participating in that organization's activity. Modern uniforms are worn by armed forces and paramilitary organizations such as police, emergency services, security guards, in some workplaces and schools and by inmates...
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Typically the uniformed services of a state include:
- the country's armed servicesArmed ServicesArmed Services is a collective term that refers to the major organisational entities of national armed forces, so named because they service a combat need in a specific combat environment. In most states Armed Services include the Army also known as Land Force or Ground Force, Navy also know a...
- the policePoliceThe police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
- the fire and rescue service
- paramedicParamedicA paramedic is a healthcare professional that works in emergency medical situations. Paramedics provide advanced levels of care for medical emergencies and trauma. The majority of paramedics are based in the field in ambulances, emergency response vehicles, or in specialist mobile units such as...
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In some countries the following may also be included:
- tax or customs officials
- immigration service officers
- coastguard service personnel
See also
- United States Uniformed Services
- Hong Kong Disciplined ServicesHong Kong Disciplined ServicesThe Hong Kong Disciplined Services are made up of six official uniformed forces subjected to disciplined regulations under the law. The Independent Commission Against Corruption is considered as the de facto seventh force....