{"id":72830,"date":"2025-08-21T15:51:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/08\/21\/space-force-seeks-talent-scout-assistance-from-washington-nationals\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:37:41","slug":"space-force-seeks-talent-scout-assistance-from-washington-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2025\/08\/21\/space-force-seeks-talent-scout-assistance-from-washington-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Force seeks \u2018talent scout\u2019 assistance from Washington Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While all the military services are experiencing a boom in recruiting dating back to the end of last year, arguably none are doing as well as the U.S. Space Force. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The youngest and smallest of the services, the Space Force has hit its recruiting goal every year since its founding in 2019. On the heels of the service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2025\/07\/02\/air-force-space-force-hit-recruiting-goals-months-ahead-of-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2025\/07\/02\/air-force-space-force-hit-recruiting-goals-months-ahead-of-schedule\/\">exceeding its recruiting target for fiscal 2025 three months ahead of schedule<\/a>, a top recruiting official describes plans to fine-tune selection processes and consult with organizations \u2014 including Major League Baseball team the Washington Nationals \u2014 about how to scout for relevant talent and organizational fit as the Space Force grows and matures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lt. Col. Jason Cano, recruiting branch chief for the Space Force, told Military Times this month that he was \u201cabout to stamp the table before it even starts\u201d for hitting recruiting numbers for fiscal 2026, due to overwhelming interest and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/air-warfare\/2025\/03\/06\/air-force-sees-historic-recruitment-surge-with-delayed-entry-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/air-warfare\/2025\/03\/06\/air-force-sees-historic-recruitment-surge-with-delayed-entry-program\/\">large delayed-entry pool<\/a>. Service officials have also said that more than one in five Guardian recruits for the current fiscal year hold a college degree, signaling the high quality of selectees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because of the surfeit of talent, and limited positions to fill, the Space Force is now calling its recruiters \u201ctalent scouts,\u201d Cano said, and seeking ways to zoom in on what the service needs to fill its relatively small selection of job specialties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re not struggling for people to come in,\u201d Cano said. \u201cSo \u2026 how do I develop, now that I\u2019ve got everybody knocking at the door, a new accessions model, a new selective criteria to make sure we have the right talent?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2025\/07\/02\/air-force-space-force-hit-recruiting-goals-months-ahead-of-schedule\/\" 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\/USAF-recruits-2025.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, Space Force hit recruiting goals months ahead of schedule<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Air Force&#039;s recruiting continues to rebound since 2023, when it missed its goal for the first time in decades.<\/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\">Including Cano, there are a dozen Space Force \u201ctalent scouts\u201d tasked with focusing on what he called \u201csubnets\u201d in the population that have what the service wants. Ideally, these prospective recruits are 17 to 22, have some college and perhaps already have some kind of educational background in what the service does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to scouting talent, \u201cWe\u2019re looking at the industry partners and everything,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re kind of tailoring it to find out [what we want].\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Already in planning is a meeting with the Nationals, Washington, D.C.\u2019s professional baseball team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cano said Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force John Bentivegna connected with representatives from the team at a D.C. event and began a conversation about future collaboration. Bentivegna then passed the contact on to Cano, who followed up. Space Force talent scouts are now in talks to meet with Nationals scouts sometime in November or December, Cano said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow we\u2019re at a point where we\u2019re able to collaborate face to face and see what their workshop is, and how they go and scout talent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Space Force spokesperson confirmed in a statement that the meeting was in planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDuring this post-season meeting with the Washington Nationals, we aim to learn how the team identifies high-potential athletes before they become clear top-tier prospects, including the early indicators or traits they look for,\u201d the official said. \u201cWe also seek to understand the specific tools, platforms, and data sources they use to track and evaluate talent, along with their methods for persuading top recruits to join their organization.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gregory McCarthy, senior vice president for Government and Community Engagement at the Washington Nationals, told Military Times in a phone interview that the team was excited about the prospect of advising the Space Force. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A participant in the Air Force\/Space Force Civic Leaders Program, McCarthy said he and Bentivegna had a discussion last year about common challenges that turned to recruiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2020\/05\/07\/watch-the-first-ever-space-force-recruiting-ad\/\" 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=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-06-at-4.44.37-PM.png.png?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\">Watch the first-ever Space Force recruiting ad<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The service opened the application period for active-duty U.S. Air Force personnel to transfer into its ranks on May 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\">\u201cBoth baseball and the Space Force can be more selective than most organizations can in terms of who they recruit. Both organizations often have a very, very defined, sometimes narrow idea of what they want, and they have to do it on a national basis for a relatively small platform,\u201d McCarthy said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd so we said, \u2018Gosh, we actually have some similarities here, \u2026 What if we have all the Space Force recruiters out to the ballpark and we match them up with some of our scouts from around the country, and we talk about how you attract talent, how you rate talent, how you define what you need.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The size of the nexus between scouting for baseball talent and scouting for fit for satellite, intel or acquisition jobs in the Space Force is not entirely clear. While baseball scouts have established stats to work with, such as pitch speed and hit percentage, those don\u2019t necessarily exist for the Space Force. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But McCarthy said the system and structure of data collection on candidates for comparison and analysis was applicable to both organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey were particularly interested in how do you rate one [candidate] over the other,\u201d he said. He noted that both the Nationals and the Space Force hire for specialized roles \u2014 whether pitcher, fielder or signals intelligence analyst. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey were particularly interested in just how you get all the information that you have,\u201d McCarthy said. \u201cWe have, you know, reams of information on every one of our prospects. How do you compile it all up into a profile that you can actually act on? And that\u2019s what I think we\u2019re going to talk about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An emailed list of questions sent to the Nationals by Space Force officials, and provided to Military Times for review, provides some insight about where the organizations could find common ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow do you identify high-potential athletes before they become obvious top-tier prospects, and what early indicators or traits do you look for that others might miss?\u201d Space Force officials asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5448\" height=\"3625\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9090731.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-109488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9090731.jpg.jpg 5448w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9090731.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9090731.jpg.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9090731.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,681 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9090731.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9090731.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5448px) 100vw, 5448px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chief Master Sgt. of the Space Force John Bentivegna speaks to an Airmen and Guardian Leadership School class at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, May 27, 2025. (Senior Airman Joshua Hollis\/Space Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responses in outright form highlighted defining skills and attributes important to overall future potential, assessing risk and defining \u201cintangibles,\u201d such as attitude, character, aggressiveness, work ethic and even family background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One question from the service about how to persuade top recruits to choose an organization over other competitive offers \u2014 particularly relevant as top Space Force candidates may have skills attractive to better-paying civilian employers \u2014 got a response focused on vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cClearly show the path to a successful future with them a part of the team\/present opportunities for growth &amp; success,\u201d the Nationals\u2019 response read. \u201cPresent information or persuasive messaging from alumni who have been part of the past successes\/culture building process.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Getting those responses from the Nationals confirmed to Cano that his headhunter team is on the right track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow we look at our lens and how they look at things in their lens is kind of very similar, and that\u2019s why, I think when we sit down, we can talk,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fine-tuning the criteria for top candidates, Cano suggested, could also help the Space Force isolate separate targets for different subnets. For older candidates, ages 23 to 27, for example, the service could assess their technical backgrounds and incentivize certifications or skills by offering to bring them in at a higher rank, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Space Force is also in talks to meet with a \u201chighly selective\u201d military unit to discuss screening criteria for elite teams, said Cano, a special operations veteran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If these meetings go well, Cano has a dream list of brains he\u2019d love to pick for insights on Space Force talent development. 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