![]() ![]() He expects some of those students to return to his office to further discuss the Space Force program after they graduate in the spring.īergdorf said he knows of at least one recruit from the Erie region who committed to the Space Force program in November. The present crop of Space Force recruits is going through basic training at an Air Force base in San Antonio, Bergdorf said.īergdorf said he has spoken to high school students and their parents who have visited the Summit Township armed services recruiting center to ask questions about the Space Force program. It was established by Congress and any other steps would actually have to be taken by Congress, not by the administration." "The desire for the Department of Defense to focus greater attention and resources on the growing security challenges in space has long been a bipartisan issue. Thousands of men and women proudly serve in the Space Force. "We are not revisiting the decision to establish the Space Force," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said recently. President Joe Biden's administration has offered its "full support" of the Space Force program. "We want to start them off right and get them educated before they ship off for basic training."įormer President Donald Trump officially established Space Force when he signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. "We only get a handful of jobs for Space Force, and when they do get recruits, they get a tablet to study right before basic training," he said. You have to already have your resume built for that. "It's very competitive, so you would have to have a background in computer systems, programming or satellites. ![]() "There are a lot of applications and they have approved about 20 percent with Air Force and the other branches to get into Space Force," Bergdorf said. Present Space Force personnel has been culled from across the Defense Department, reassigned Air Force personnel, qualified civilians, and the private industry sector, Bergdorf said. More: Pentagon inspector general reviews Trump relocation of Space Command from Colorado to Alabama Those numbers are expected to grow exponentially. There's a lot of excitement."Īir Force officials have said that space has become essential to the nation's security and prosperity and requires a military branch dedicated to its defense.īergdorf said about 2,500 Air Force staff and civilians nationwide now comprise Space Force. "I think a lot of people are excited to explore that frontier. There's a lot of interest from recruits from a technological standpoint," he said. ![]() "We already had Air Force space wings and squadrons that take care of space systems, and we're starting to see the migration from those jobs into the Space Force. "Everybody is excited about the Air Force, and the jobs are really limited now," Bergdorf said. ![]()
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