What should Space Force call its members?

Capt Brandon Charters — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 23:44:56 -0500

We have Marines, Sailors, Airmen, Soldiers, & Coast Guardsmen...what will we call this new group of warriors?

Response by Cadet CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 25 at 2020 11:57 PM

Cadet CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 23:57:03 -0500

(Space) Troopers? Can’t say Spacemen, and at least “Troop” doesn’t connotate an already covered Area of Operations (e.g. AIRmen, Sailors (for the sea), etc). Just a thought, feel free to challenge it.

Response by SGT Mark Rushing made Feb 26 at 2020 12:00 AM

SGT Mark Rushing — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:00:11 -0500

Aeronauts: That said, I do believe, just as in all SciFi shows, that the ranking system should follow that of the U.S. Navy..

Whether it is a waterborne or spaceborne ship, they are still ships so it seems appropriate that the ranking structure should follow our naval traditions.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2020 12:17 AM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:17:12 -0500

Space Cadets while at the USSF Academy. Grounded Space Officers for the next 15 or 20 years...

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2020 1:39 AM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 01:39:47 -0500

I just want to call their NCOs Stargents.

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2020 9:02 AM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 09:02:49 -0500

Based upon their likely skill with a rifle, I vote Stormtroopers.

But the picture here says enough

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2020 10:22 AM

Cpl Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:22:26 -0500

The officer corps will henceforth be known as "space cadets!"

Response by SFC Jake Middaugh made Feb 26 at 2020 10:39 AM

SFC Jake Middaugh — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 10:39:36 -0500

Army = Armed Ground Force (Soldier)
Navy = Armed Sea/Ocean Force (seaman)
Airforce = Armed Air Force (Airman)
Marines = Supportive Combat Ground/sea for Navy (Marine)
Space Force = Armed Space Force (Galisman)

Cames from "Galactic"
I thought that "spaceman" seemed way too overused from TV & the movies.

They could call their lower Enlisted "crewman", NCO's Chief; and their officers sir, ma'am or by their rank. Being a Soldier myself, I am might favor Army terminology. However, the space force does seem to have close ties to the Navy. If a combat Force is needed, the Marines would likely be a good addition.

Response by MSG Danny Mathers made Feb 26 at 2020 11:58 AM

MSG Danny Mathers — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 11:58:08 -0500

Frontiersmen, Frontierswomen as in the Star Trek theme, "The final Frontier."

Response by SSG Dennis R. made Feb 26 at 2020 7:14 PM

SSG Dennis R. — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 19:14:40 -0500

Space Cadidiots.

I wouldn't go near anything draft-dodger Commander Bone Spurs supports. It's bound to fail.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 26 at 2020 8:49 PM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 26 Feb 2020 20:49:32 -0500

Isn't it obvious? Starship troopers, star troopers for short.

Response by Sgt Lawrence Oravetz made Feb 27 at 2020 11:22 PM

Sgt Lawrence Oravetz — Thu, 27 Feb 2020 23:22:34 -0500

Missle pukes is already taken and so is Rocket Man, So Airmen assigned to the Space Force will just be another Command like TAC, MAC, SAC, etc.

Response by Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen made Feb 28 at 2020 2:32 PM

Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 14:32:59 -0500

Starmen

Response by PO1 Edward Pate made Mar 1 at 2020 12:53 PM

PO1 Edward Pate — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 12:53:25 -0500

Space Cadets? LOL

Response by SPC Patrick Mitchell made Mar 4 at 2020 2:55 AM

SPC Patrick Mitchell — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 02:55:45 -0500

Space Rangers

Response by PO2 Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 4 at 2020 9:14 AM

PO2 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 09:14:03 -0500

Space Troopers

Response by SPC Andrew Murray made Mar 4 at 2020 10:38 AM

SPC Andrew Murray — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 10:38:49 -0500

You could increase recruitment by calling them "Space Marines"

Response by SPC David S. made Mar 4 at 2020 2:27 PM

SPC David S. — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 14:27:47 -0500

Not sure about the name but motto - Space Force the More Smarter Force.

Response by Lt Col Jim Coe made Mar 4 at 2020 4:04 PM

Lt Col Jim Coe — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 16:04:11 -0500

I like Cadet SGT Ali Burianek idea of "Trooper." It's a nice gender neutral term that still sounds military. I'd like the official titles of the grades to be job descriptive. E-1 through E-4 would be the Troopers of the new Service. E-5 through E-9 are supervisors. Warrant Officers are titled as the experts they should be. Officer titles draw from both the Army, Navy and civilian enterprises. Also a split manager/leader track at O-3 allows some officers to be managers (staff officers) and others to be leaders. Formal form of address would follow the Marine Corps model of using the entire title, such as "Senior Master Trooper Smith" or "Senior Commander Jones." The informal forms of address will develop over time. Here's my plan.
Grade Title
E-1 Recruit
E-2 Apprentice Trooper
E-3 Trooper
E-4 Senior Trooper
E-5 Lead Trooper
E-6 Senior Lead Trooper
E-7 Master Trooper
E-8 Senior Master Trooper
E-9 Chief Trooper

WO-1 Expert Technician 1
WO-2 Expert Technician 2
CWO-3 Master Technician
CWO-4 Senior Master Technician
CWO-5 Chief Master Technician

O-1 Intern
O-2 Lieutenant
O-3 Unit Manager/Leader
O-4 Senior Manager/Leader
O-5 Director/Commander
O-6 Senior Director/Commander
O-7 Space General 1
O-8 Space General 2
O-9 Space General 3
O-10 Space General 4

Response by CPT Daniel Cox made Mar 4 at 2020 6:34 PM

CPT Daniel Cox — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 18:34:38 -0500

I can hear the conspiracy theorists talking now. They will say they already have member names decided since we have had military bases on the far side of the moon since the 1980's.

Response by SPC Kevin Ford made Mar 5 at 2020 12:48 AM

SPC Kevin Ford — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:48:59 -0500

You know there just has to be a space cadet in their somewhere.

Response by CWO4 Brook Kelsey made Mar 15 at 2020 6:52 AM

CWO4 Brook Kelsey — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 06:52:22 -0400

Dumb asses!

Response by Vance Frickey made Mar 25 at 2020 12:36 AM

Vance Frickey — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 00:36:26 -0400

The generic equivalent to "soldier/sailor/airman" should be "spacer".
Crew on manned spacecraft should generically be called "astronauts"

Response by Sgt Douglas O'Neal made Mar 25 at 2020 3:23 PM

Sgt Douglas O'Neal — Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:23:05 -0400

Frankly, other than superfluous, maybe we should call them trekkies.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 27 at 2020 11:26 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 11:26:38 -0400

Spacemen, if Airmen can be gender neutral and it is. Then so can Spacemen of the Space Force.

Response by SSG Conrad Sylvestrelamb made Mar 27 at 2020 6:33 PM

SSG Conrad Sylvestrelamb — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 18:33:31 -0400

Think Star Trek

Response by SSG James Masuca made Apr 10 at 2020 9:47 AM

SSG James Masuca — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 09:47:36 -0400

It will be the same for any ship. It will have the same rank as the Navy. Due that the ships will be man by sailors and shipmen alike. Just don't over think it. Those canadate's will be only college grade. No one with a H.S diploma will ever get up their.

Response by MAJ Christoph Himmelsbach made Apr 18 at 2020 11:43 AM

MAJ Christoph Himmelsbach — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 11:43:26 -0400

I’d recommend using the Navy ranks from Petty Officer on up, for reasons many have already stated in the comments. For the lower enlisted, you simply use the Army ranks as they don’t connote a specific mission. Keep in mind that the Army has had a Space Battalion for many years, as well as other services with their contribution to the Space mission. Most of the duties are ground-based. We’re not really talking about a whole lot of actual astronauts here.

Response by MSG David King made Apr 19 at 2020 4:45 AM

MSG David King — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 04:45:12 -0400

Rocket Antecedent.

Response by 1stSgt Gerard (Gerry) Kendle made Apr 20 at 2020 3:29 PM

1stSgt Gerard (Gerry) Kendle — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:29:31 -0400

Generic term I believe should be crewman, Senior NCO's are Chiefs like the Navy Ranks. E-1 - E-6 are tougher. Maybe specialty and ratings such as Apprentice, Apprentice First class, Senior Apprentice, Journeyman, Senior Specialist and then the Chief ranks.

Response by LTC Charles Patchin made Apr 22 at 2020 9:27 AM

LTC Charles Patchin — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:27:05 -0400

"TREKKIES" (great logo)
"ATARI" (showing my age - but the AF had a qual badge for the Atari game system)
"SPACIES"
or, to me the most appropriate and also used in the USN, "AIRMAN"

Response by Wm Hunt made Apr 22 at 2020 11:41 AM

Wm Hunt — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 11:41:56 -0400

It has to be Marines absolutely as the baddest men in uniform

Response by PO3 Robert McCarley made Apr 22 at 2020 1:06 PM

PO3 Robert McCarley — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:06:51 -0400

Spacemen???

Response by SSG Dale London made Apr 24 at 2020 9:11 PM

SSG Dale London — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 21:11:50 -0400

Just off the top of my head, if it were up to me, I'd start by chucking that gender-neutral PC garbage. Then I would break the force down into space-faring and land-based troops, using ranks similar to the Navy. Space-faring lower enlisteds would start off as Junior Crewman Third, Second and First Class. NCO's would be Senior Crewman Third, Second and First Class, Chief Crewman, Senior Chief Crewman, and Master Chief Crewman. Commission Officers would follow the Navy structure starting at Ensign and continuing up through the Admiral ranks.
Ground-based lower enlisteds would be Junior Technician Third through First Class, NCO's would be Senior Technician Third through First Class, and Chief Technician, Senior Chief Technician, and Master Chief Technician. Commissioned Officers would be the same as for space-going officers.
It's a starter for 10, anyway.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 25 at 2020 10:49 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 22:49:12 -0400

what else But.....SPACE CADETS

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 25 at 2020 11:06 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 23:06:20 -0400

NCOs ...FRESHMAN E5 - Spacemore E6 - Spaceman Jr. E7 - Spaceman Sr. E8 -
Master Spaceman E9 - Staff Spaceman E10 - !St Spaceman E11

Response by 1SG Ken Bedwell made Apr 27 at 2020 9:06 PM

1SG Ken Bedwell — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 21:06:18 -0400

Well, maybe "Zoomies"? :)

Response by MSG David King made May 11 at 2020 6:33 PM

MSG David King — Mon, 11 May 2020 18:33:51 -0400

Spacemen, or Space People... gotta keep it gender neutral.

Response by SSG Jesse Denton made May 20 at 2020 8:57 PM

SSG Jesse Denton — Wed, 20 May 2020 20:57:43 -0400

Whatever is the official name won't matter to the other service, who will unofficially refer to them as Space Cadets or just Cadets.

Response by SFC Lawrence Loughlin made May 24 at 2020 4:50 PM

SFC Lawrence Loughlin — Sun, 24 May 2020 16:50:21 -0400

Spacemen/Spacewomen
SFC Lawrence F. Loughlin, USA, Ret.

Response by WO1 Dave Middleton made Jun 13 at 2020 5:04 PM

WO1 Dave Middleton — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 17:04:25 -0400

Zoomies???

Response by SN Terry Poynter made Jun 28 at 2020 11:21 AM

SN Terry Poynter — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 11:21:37 -0400

Watch Starship Trooper. all you need to know.

Response by Sgt Frank Staples made Jul 5 at 2020 11:32 PM

Sgt Frank Staples — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 23:32:49 -0400

Space Cadets!

Response by SFC Howard Holmes made Jul 7 at 2020 12:18 AM

SFC Howard Holmes — Tue, 07 Jul 2020 00:18:59 -0400

Space Cadets.

Response by PO2 Ed Taylor made Jul 8 at 2020 11:32 AM

PO2 Ed Taylor — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 11:32:36 -0400

MOST MILITARY TRAINING FOR OFFICERS IS CADET TRAINING. ENLISTED IS STILL BASIC. ONLY AFTER THEIR SPECIALIZED TRAINING DO THEY RECEIVE A DESIGNATION AS THEY WERE TRAINED FOR. THE RANK THEY ARE KNOWN BY HAS TO BE EARNED. IT IS PROPER TO CALL ANY MILITARY PERSON BY THEIR RANK, AS FOR A NAME USA, USAF. USCG, USMC AND USN. WHY NOT USSF. WHAT THEY WOULD END UP BEING CALLED . MAY THE FORCE BE WITH THEM.
PO2/SGT TNGNCO E TAYLOR

Response by SPC Brian Stephens made Jul 10 at 2020 12:20 PM

SPC Brian Stephens — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 12:20:46 -0400

Space Cadets is fine with me.