Progressives dictating President Joe Biden’s presidency have successfully placed the nation’s first transgender four-star admiral. Admiral Rachel Levine was sworn in to lead the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps on Tuesday, which made her the nation’s highest-ranking transgender official.

Admiral Rachel Levine will serve as head of the USPHS while maintaining her position as Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Daily Mail reports 63-year-old Levine “will lead the nearly 6,000-person force of public health professionals who respond to public health crises, including administering COVID vaccines, and national emergencies on behalf of the federal government.”

Levine is a professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the Penn State College of Medicine. Levine reportedly was active in leading Pennsylvania’s response to the coronavirus outbreak as the state’s top health official.

In a statement, Biden said Levine “will bring the steady leadership and essential expertise we need to get people through this pandemic – no matter their zip code, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.”

Daily Mail writes “Although Levine has never served as a sailor, the assistant secretary for health can be ranked as an admiral if they also serve as a uniformed officer of the USPHS Commissioned Corps.” Biden nominated Levine in January, “continuing his pattern of selecting a historically diverse slate of leaders for senior administration roles.”

The U.S. Public Health Service is one of our eight uniformed services alongside the Air Force, Navy, Army, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Space Force, and National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Association.

Levine announced she will begin wearing the uniform immediately on Twitter. “I’m proud to wear this uniform and lead the #USPHA #CommissionedCorps. The answer the call as warriors for our nation’s health.”

Levine became the first transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S Senate in March. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement, “Admiral Levine’s historic appointment as the first openly transgender four-star officer is a giant step forward toward equality as a nation.”