You know, I was watching a commercial about the Life Alert old-folks device, and it hit me that no matter what old-folks safety device they promote, they always have that C. Everett Koop guy on there, helping them to establish the legitimacy of said old-folks safety device. Koop is a former U.S. Surgeon General. This sounds absolutely excellent, but it led me to begin asking some questions that I’m not sure anyone really has the answers to.
Number one, is this guy really a surgeon? I mean, to become a Surgeon General, do you actually have to attend surgery school and get a degree in surgery, and then join some surgeons’ army, and then get promoted in the ranks until you hit General status? Is there a secret army of surgeons that absolutely requires a General to command them? What’s up with this Surgeon General? Somebody has to ask the hard questions.
I’m open to any comments about this situation.