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First U.S. Space Force Boot Camp Training | 2020 Space Force Basic Training
First U.S. Space Force Boot Camp Training | 2020 Space Force Basic TrainingThis is the first U.S. Space Force Boot Camp Training (Basic Military Training) an...
So we now have another branch of service. There isn't much info out there on what they do exactly. From my understanding they will be in charge of satellites and maybe satellite warfare??? So if this is something the Air force has been doing already, why invent another service branch? Why not just have a separate division in the Air Force?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDiCgu8_jXA&t=825s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDiCgu8_jXA&t=825s
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To play devil's advocate, are the Marine Corps and Coast Guard needed? We could fold them both into the Army, Navy, and Air Force based on MOS.
Is the Air Force even needed? Army Air Corps and Navy Aviation, now we're down to two branches.
Is the Air Force even needed? Army Air Corps and Navy Aviation, now we're down to two branches.
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SMSgt Bob W. - I don't disagree, but the point I feel needs to be made. This same conversation happened in 1947 when the Air Force was created, people asked why? The Space Force is new and shiny and people are going to ask why for a long time before they come into their own.
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SSgt Dan Montague
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SSgt Dan Montague - Oh they're definitely the little brother, and that's not going away anytime soon.
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SPC (Join to see) the Space mission was performed by the Air Force with some support from Navy and Army in the past. SFC Casey O'Mally has it about right. Space Force looks to the future. Future conflicts will have significant involvement in the electromagnetic environment with jamming and blocking of electronic communication, surveillance, and navigation. Satellite warfare is a very real thing and destruction of major portions of the military satellite system would definitely impact military operations. The new military Service allows emphasis on future capabilities the DoD needs. Read 2034 by Elliot Ackerman and ADM James Stavridis for an interesting look at the next world war.
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I don't disagree, just felt like the point needed to be made. People asked the same questions about the Air Force in 1947 that they're asking about the Space Force now. I think it will be a necessary branch that will come into its own in time.
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