{"id":20347,"date":"2022-06-23T22:22:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T22:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/06\/23\/deadline-approaching-for-troops-to-apply-to-join-space-force\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:30:33","slug":"deadline-approaching-for-troops-to-apply-to-join-space-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/06\/23\/deadline-approaching-for-troops-to-apply-to-join-space-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadline approaching for troops to apply to join Space Force"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to be considered for a spot in the Space Force this summer? Get your paperwork in by June 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The newest military service plans to bring in 243 active duty troops from the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps, including 29 officers and 214 enlisted members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afimsc.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/3065179\/ussf-announces-interservice-transfer-opportunities\/\">People can apply for transfer<\/a> no matter what job they hold, as long as they can train into one of the Space Force\u2019s particular career fields, such as satellite operations, space network defense or orbital intelligence. Service officials will decide who will become a guardian during a selection board on July 20-21.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/09\/30\/hundreds-of-troops-were-chosen-for-the-space-force-but-congress-is-getting-in-the-way\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/army-sats.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Hundreds of troops were chosen for the Space Force, but Congress is getting in the way<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Space Force has never received on-time annual funding, slowing the new service&#039;s efforts to grow.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troops also need to make sure they have their branch\u2019s permission before they try to pin on guardian insignia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSister service release is an essential part of the transfer process,\u201d Space Force said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reservists and Guardsmen aren\u2019t eligible for transfer at the moment, but the service said it will consider letting them cross over in the future. Military officials and lawmakers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/05\/20\/wildfire-monitoring-other-state-missions-in-jeopardy-without-a-space-guard-these-officials-say\/\" target=\"_blank\">have yet to agree on a plan<\/a> for a part-time component that could take the place of a more traditional Space Force Reserve or Space National Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone who has been convicted of sexual assault, punished by removal from command or who faces other \u201cderogatory\u201d issues cannot join the Space Force, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/03\/31\/air-force-will-transfer-23-missions-1840-billets-to-space-force\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/49698967057_bf0dfc3e27_k.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Air Force will transfer 23 missions, 1,840 billets to Space Force<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Twenty-three Air Force organizations and 1,840 billets are slated to transfer to the Space Force within the next three to six months.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One year ago, the Space Force announced it had chosen its first 50 soldiers, sailors and Marines for transfer from a pool of more than 3,700 applicants. Last September, that number spiked to more than 900 people, from both the previous applicants and those who worked for mission units that were becoming part of the Space Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief of Space Operations Gen. John \u201cJay\u201d Raymond has said he expects the Space Force will have about 15,000 uniformed and civilian employees by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raymond said in a letter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/SpaceForce\/comments\/vc339l\/space_force_interservice_transfer_update\/?utm_source=share&#038;utm_medium=web2x&#038;context=3\">posted to Reddit June 14<\/a> that the space branch is moving forward with transfers from the other services that had stalled because of legislative delays. With defense funding settled for 2022, and a report to Congress on the space missions that will change hands, the Space Force has started bringing in a select group of Army and Navy units.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2020\/07\/16\/2410-airmen-selected-for-transfer-to-space-force-more-to-follow\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/191120-F-UR189-1001.jpeg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">2,410 airmen selected for transfer to Space Force, more to follow<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Members of Air Force space operations career fields will begin transfer to the Space Force Sept. 1.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sailors who worked for the Naval Satellite Operations Center at Point Mugu, California, now fall under the Space Force\u2019s 10th Space Operations Squadron. Their civilian counterparts will officially transfer over in mid-August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army satellite communications units will join the Space Force in mid-August, too, including 350 soldiers and 200 civilians, Raymond said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis will mark the first time all SATCOM responsibilities are united under a single service,\u201d he wrote. \u201cTo our new teammates from the Navy and Army, we are excited to have you on the Space Force team and look forward to furthering the critical missions you conduct each and every day.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Space Force plans to employ 15,000 troops and civilians by the end of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":67,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":{"2":{"categories":["your-military","news","left-column","home"],"primary_category":"your-military"}}},"categories":[101,24,88,16,26,67],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3392],"class_list":["post-20347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-left-column","category-news","category-newsletters","category-your-air-force"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"WSWKS66DMNBRNEMKLWRWNXRHLI","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/06\/23\/deadline-approaching-for-troops-to-apply-to-join-space-force\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Deadline approaching for troops to apply to join Space Force - Air Force TImes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Space Force plans to employ 15,000 troops and civilians by the end of the year.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Deadline approaching for troops to apply to join Space Force\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Space Force plans to employ 15,000 troops and civilians by the end of the year.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2022\/06\/23\/deadline-approaching-for-troops-to-apply-to-join-space-force\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Air Force TImes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-06-23T22:22:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-07T20:30:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Rachel S. 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