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[-] booty@hexbear.net 36 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Imagine telling someone you're a member of the US Space Force. Like every other branch of the US military at least has some sort of, like, cool propaganda you can point to. Look, cool airplanes, look cool car, look how good we are at guns. If you're in the Space Force surely you just get laughed out of the room even by libs? Like surely you gotta hide that shit

[-] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 4 points 9 months ago

They're the equivalent of the Soviet Air Defence/Missile force and having your hand on the doomsday key is cool, but no they have to lean into being fucking nerds.

[-] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 12 points 9 months ago

I'm pretty sure the Air Force already does that. They just took an existing department within an existing branch and advertise it as a new branch when it's just a subsidiary lol

[-] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The Soviets/Russians have integrated/disintegrated it with the air force several times because like you said it's a bit lame sounding, but there is something to grouping Space, Strategic Missile Strike/Defense, and your HAAD/ASAT assets together.