Originally Posted by
kaputt
A space focused force is not a bad idea. I’ve sat in on some of the briefs of what our near peer competitors (especially one in particular) are doing or want to do in space. The space dudes are nerds, but important nerds, and getting out of the shadow of the Air Force has helped and will help them focus on their mission. Totally agree on the name being a miss though. Pulling from the RUMINT wheel again, but apparently Space Corps was under heavy consideration, but the Marines threw a fit over the possibility of the word Corps being added to the end of Space.
Overheard on a high school quad....
"YOU'RE joining the Corps after graduation??? How many pullups can you do?"
"None. How many DDoS attacks can you execute in 90 seconds?"
You could have made the same argument for a Cyber Force, perhaps with more urgency. Although we kind of already have a national cyber force comprised of NSA and their not-so-loose affiliation with cybercom and it's subordinate elements.