Posted on Jul 18, 2021
SGT Kevin Sewell
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Just curious to know everyone’s thoughts about Space Force? What do you like or dislike about it?
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I think it has potential, people didn't like the Air Force in 1947 either. I sometimes wonder what their direction will be and how they will separate themselves from the Air Force. Will they have Warrants? Will they establish a Space Guard/Reserve? And a host of other random questions regarding their organization and development.

As for dislikes, the proposed rank insignia. It looks like they didn't even try hard on those proposals. I saw artist renditions that blew the Space Force suggestions out of the water. You're making a new branch with its own history, be a little bold.
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Disagree on the "be a little bold" approach. Unless they're not going to have to work with anyone else in a joint environment, they'd do well to stick with stripes, bars, leaves, eagle, and stars. When the AF took a detour into making officers look like airline pilots, it flopped miserably. Yes, the Navy still has sleeve stripes on officer dress uniforms, but that's not how most go to work outside the Pentagon and some HQs.
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Lt Col Mark Avery - The attached photo is of the proposed Space Force enlisted rank insignia, officer ranks will stay the same as all other branches. To me personally, it appears bland and unimaginative lacking any luster.

When the Air Force split from the Army they initially took on the same rank insignia as the Army, but they then took their own course and created what we see today. Even the average person on the street can look at Air Force enlisted ranks and think wings or flight.

What the Space Force has proposed thus far is a continuation of the Air Force, which short term is perfectly acceptable. Or that they are trying to match the Army and Marines, of course with exception to the top row which has some measure of creativity.
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Lt Col Mark Avery - Now if you will, see attached just one artists proposed enlisted rank insignia for the Space Force. Just this one proposed rendition is one of many, and the reason why I think the current suggested insignia is uninspired.
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SPC Jesse Davis
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It's an expensive meme. Then again, that entire administration was.
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Other than the jokes that were heard, I've no opinion on them as I've not worked with any of them as of yet.
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