If a separate branch was created, what would the Space Force be more like, Star Wars or Star Trek?

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Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 22 at 2017 2:29 PM

2017-09-22T14:29:03-04:00

Buck Rogers....

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 22 at 2017 2:32 PM

2017-09-22T14:32:51-04:00

I definitely think it would be more Star Wars than Star Trek.

Response by SSgt Ryan Sylvester made Sep 22 at 2017 2:34 PM

2017-09-22T14:34:39-04:00

Definitely not Star Wars. There's no magical space wizards.

If I were to give it an honest assessment, I'd see it falling more in line with Wing Commander or Battlestar: Galactica.

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 22 at 2017 2:36 PM

2017-09-22T14:36:03-04:00

If we come out with an actual space force I think it would look something like the Game Halo the UNSC Space Navy and Marine Corp.

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 22 at 2017 2:41 PM

2017-09-22T14:41:54-04:00

If it's part of the military it will eventually look like this.

Response by LCDR Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 22 at 2017 2:55 PM

2017-09-22T14:55:14-04:00

The correct answer is "Starship Troopers." I mean that one already shows up on our reading lists periodically so it's obviously influencing senior leaders.

Response by SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 22 at 2017 2:57 PM

2017-09-22T14:57:46-04:00

Or the Colonial Marine Corps of the movie "Aliens"

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 22 at 2017 3:04 PM

2017-09-22T15:04:54-04:00

If you followed the Space Shuttle program, it will look like that. Space is a hostile environment where any mistake is costly. Advances in technology will allow us to start exploring the far reaches, but this will take many years and be costly. Could we get to a Star Trek environment? Yes. Do we have the will and budget to do so? Questionable.

Response by SGT David T. made Sep 22 at 2017 3:14 PM

2017-09-22T15:14:11-04:00

Star Trek is a bit too happy (mostly not counting DS9) for our current stage of development. Something like the Imperial Navy of Star Wars...possibly.

Response by CW4 Guy Butler made Sep 22 at 2017 3:21 PM

2017-09-22T15:21:51-04:00

Anyone remember "Space: Above and Beyond"? Pretty much like that (and why can't that tv show get on Netflix or Hulu?)

Response by PO3 Steven Sherrill made Sep 22 at 2017 3:57 PM

2017-09-22T15:57:37-04:00

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member In reality it would likely be a really long game of dungeons and Dragons interrupted by the occasional panic over space debris.

Response by LCpl Paul Baumeister made Sep 22 at 2017 4:26 PM

2017-09-22T16:26:44-04:00

If I had to guess, going by what I've seen these days from our honchos, it could be more like The Orville...

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 22 at 2017 5:17 PM

2017-09-22T17:17:11-04:00

Wargames. A bunch of spooks sitting in a mountain somewhere trying to keep the AI from nuking the planet.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 22 at 2017 5:25 PM

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Star Trek

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 22 at 2017 5:30 PM

2017-09-22T17:30:01-04:00

Space is already the domain of the Air Force. I don't think there would be a separate branch, but rather a special command within the AF. I think Stargate Command is a more realistic scenario

Response by LCpl Emanuel W. made Sep 22 at 2017 9:34 PM

2017-09-22T21:34:35-04:00

Politically, Star Wars. The rest, Star Trek

Response by SGM Joel Cook made Sep 23 at 2017 2:15 AM

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Neither, you should read Robert Heinlein's, Starship Troopers. Disregard the movies which are lame and have little similarity with the book. It spells it all out. I have seen it on several Army Commander's reading Lists and the USMC Commandant's as well. Great detail on duties and responsibilities of Officer's.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 23 at 2017 3:12 AM

2017-09-23T03:12:36-04:00

Stargate I'd imagine

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 28 at 2017 2:47 AM

2017-09-28T02:47:11-04:00

My guess would be something like Battlestar Galactica mixed with Stargate SG-1.

We're nowhere near to breaking the light speed barrier at any point that any of us are going to be alive and it would need to be well into that point before we started having a "Starfleet" out there exploring the stars.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 7 at 2020 7:38 PM

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I think Star Trek. Star Trek is based more on actual theories.