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The Space Force was set to announce its new rank structure in late August 2020 but decided to delay it temporarily, [11] as a proposed amendment included in the United States House of Representatives's version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act would require the Space Force to adopt a rank structure based on that of the United ...
Rank group General/Flag/Air officers Senior officers Junior officers Enlisted Rank group ... United States Space Force (2020–2021) No insignia:
The first space badge was authorized on 4 November 1982 and issued to 20XX space operations officers, before renamed the Space and Missile Badge on 22 October 1993 in recognition of the merging of the 18XX missile operations officer and 20XX space operations officer career fields into the 13S space operations officer career field. [4]
Pages in category "Officer ranks of the United States Space Force" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Space Force is organized as one of two coequal military service branches within the Department of the Air Force, the other being the United States Air Force. Both services are overseen by the Secretary of the Air Force , who has overall responsibility for organizing, training, and equipping the Air Force and Space Force.
Space Force officers enter the service through three different paths: graduating from the United States Air Force Academy, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, or Air Force Officer Training School. [135] The premier commissioning route for Space Force officers is through the U.S. Air Force Academy, a public university and military academy.
Flag of a Space Force four-star general. The rank of general (or full general, or four-star general), ranks above lieutenant general (three-star general) and is the highest rank achievable in the United States Space Force. There have been five four-star generals in the history of the U.S. Space Force. All achieved that rank while on active duty.
The rank of lieutenant general in the United States Space Force is identical to its equivalents in the Army, Marine Corps and Air Force in that it is strictly ex officio, tied to positions requiring the officeholder to hold said rank. As a result, upon vacating such a position, the officeholder is reduced to their highest permanent grade, but ...