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Are you under the impression that I'm saying that Trump announcing a Space Force means it's going to materialize out of thin air? As I've already said, they need to plan and build this thing properly.

It's going to take time. It's going to take resources. It's going to take a whole hell of a lot of money. And it's going to require people. Some I would think would come from other branches until the thing was fully operational, but yes. They'll need to recruit and train a shit ton of people. And they need to start to get this thing rolling. Saying they need to start getting this thing going does not mean "instantly put together a Space Force out of nothing to the detriment of the Air Force". It means plan the thing out, study what needs and goals we need to fulfill, invest in training and tech and weaponry, build said tech and weapons, train the soldiers, etc and etc and etc.

I agree to an extent that it doesn't necessarily need to be a whole separate branch, which is why I drew the comparison to the Marines. But it definitely needs to happen, and the sooner the better.

Training literally can't happen until they have jobs. Training for all the normal stuff like personnel, for example, can be finished in 6 weeks. And even then, that's stuff that can be done with anybody who does personnel without any branch. If they create a Space Force when needed, that's fine. Creating it now will always seem like a waste since there isn't a need for it... And I don't see any need for it right now. Maybe is years when we have more technology that would make a Space Force needed. Though, even then, I;m still not sure. But nothing will change my mind about not needing one now. Because when we need one, we already have the trained personnel to do the jobs. Any new jobs would need trained personnel that couldn't be picked out until the job was needed and created. For example, if you need a maintainer to fix a specific item, you can't train them on how to fix and item until it's already been built. Anything that's already built for military use for space is already most likely Air Force. And you already have trained personnel for it. So, you already have trained personnel for stuff already built, and can't train new personnel for stuff not built yet. As the military is already having trouble getting people, it would be better to wait until the new branch is needed... Or there is more or a need for one. As there doesn't seem to be right now... Not more than we already have...
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