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Space Force Was Set to Announce Its New Rank Structure

by AW1Ed••24


Lt. Gen. Nina M. Armagno watches as her new three-star flag is unfurled during her promotion ceremony at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Aug. 17, 2020. Armagno transferred from the Air Force to Space Force during the ceremony. (U.S Air Force/Eric Dietrich)

Err, shouldn’t that be “Vice Admiral” Nina M. Armagno? *grin* AW1 Rod sends.

Then, Congress Stepped In

By Oriana Pawlyk

The U.S. Space Force was all ready to move ahead with announcing a rank structure — until lawmakers stepped in, according to the newest military branch’s top enlisted adviser.

Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman on Wednesday said that an amendment proposed by Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, that would require the service to use Navy ranks, stalled the sixth’s military branch’s plans to roll out a personnel structure

“So we’ve got to let that law, that legal system play out, and until it plays out, there’s really no point right moving forward,” Towberman said during a Q&A segment during the Air Force Sergeants’ virtual symposium.

Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL who was medically retired as a lieutenant commander, proposed an amendment in the House version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, requiring “the same system and rank structure as is used in the Navy,” for the Space Force according to a summary of the text. The House and Senate have passed their versions of the NDAA, and the chambers will meet to iron out the differences after the August recess.

Heh. I suppose y’all know how I’ll vote. Read the rest of the article here: Military.com

Thanks, AW1 Rod.

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24 thoughts on “Space Force Was Set to Announce Its New Rank Structure”

    1. *wheezeeeeee* (deep voice) “I LOL’d at this…..you may live…”…..*wheeezzzeeeeeee*……

  3. “… an amendment proposed by Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, that would require the service to use Navy ranks, stalled the sixth’s military branch’s plans to roll out a personnel structure.”

    (Falls down laughing, beats fists on floor, laughs until unable to laugh further.)

    Toldja!!!! Space Fleet! Space Fleet! Space Fleet!!

    And Fleet Marines!!!!

          1. “MI does the dying, fleet just does the flying”

            — Would you like to know more??

  4. Crenshaw didn’t need to stick his nose in this one. He doesn’t have a pony in the race. I’m sure when he was on AD he was like the rest of us, wishing Congress did the bare minimum micromanaging.

    I’m fine using naval-style officer ranks, and even enlisted. If we’re gonna use that style, then we better f-ing improve on it and not use the “same system and rank structure.” Ranks, ratings, NECs, it’s all befuddling. We can and should do better.

  5. Morning Watch (0400-0800)

    Daylight-Turn out all unnecessary lights. Turn off
    Sunrise running lights. If ship is darkened: Light
    ship. The smoking lamp is lighted on the
    top side.

    0530 Call masters-at-arm, division police petty
    officers, bugler, mess cooks, stewards and
    stewardsmen; early mess for designated men.
    0550 “Relieve the wheel and lookouts”
    0630 “Up all idlers”
    0635 Announce weather.
    0645 “Turn to. Scrub down weather decks. Sweep
    down all compartments. Empty all trash
    cans”. Lay below to the master-at-arms
    office for muster, all restricted men”.
    Pipe sweepers. MAA report to OOD idlers
    turned out.
    0655 “Clear mess decks.” *Mess call.
    0700 Pipe to breakfast. “Testing general alarm”
    On completion: “Test of general alarm
    completed.” Uniform of the day is—-,’ or
    Uniform for captains inspection is—–”
    0720 “Relieve the watch, on deck the ——-
    section. lifeboat crew of the watch to
    muster.”
    0755 OOD reports “Eight o’clock” to the admiral
    if embarked and “Eight o’clock; request
    request permission to strike eight bells”
    to the captain.

    1. “Bring back Spec 7” 😆 😆 😆 😛

      Yep, all the pay with NONE of the responsibilities of command over a platoon on micreanted delta whiskies.

      Didn’t we just have this conversation? Why am I on the floor with Ex laffing til I peed?

      If it’s a separate force, let them have their own rank structure…And ALL Commanders look like Erin Gray.

      https://i.imgflip.com/1jcfrp.jpg

        1. MI Ranger, it “got hard” for me to make up my mind which one to post. Yesterday’s was the youtube so it would show without clicking. I culled thru pic after pic after pic before I settled on the one I did post. I have ALWAYS been a leg and thigh man and with the contrast of the black stockings and white skirt. The slobber was real!

          Not sure about the pistol looking huge, but she sure made my “gun” a larger caliber. 😉 😛

      2. She’s still not too bad … check her out as Commodore Gray in a couple of episodes of “Star Trek Continues” on YouTube.

        1. I’d let her handle my phaser rifle any time… Hell, she could dress me up as a Red Shirt and handle my phaser rifle.

        1. Between her and Princess Ardala, they’re the only reason that show stayed on as long as it did.

  7. Dan? Oh, Dan! Don’t you have anything better to be doing these days? Seems like there are plenty of things other than this for you to concern yourself with.

    Rank structure should be the least of our worries. Guess just using something similar to USAF would be too easy.

  8. Just flip a coin and be done with it.

    Heads, Navy wins.

    Tails, everyone else loses.

    Easy peasy.

  10. I propose this rank structure:
    E-1= spaceman basic
    E-2= spaceman
    E-3= spaceman 1st class
    E-4= senior spaceman
    E-5= space force Sgt.
    E-6= Tech. space force Sgt.
    E-7= Master space force Sgt.
    E-8= Chief Master space force Sgt.
    E-9= Senior Chief Master space force Sgt.
    officer ranks use the naval nomenclatures of ensign thru admiral
    part AF part Navy, what could go wrong ?

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