U.S (Washington Insider Magazine) -The Space Force currently have 6,490 uniformed soldiers, who are referred to as Guardians, meaning their total numbers will rise by around 10% in 2022. 603 of these transfers will come from the army, 49 from the Navy and the remaining 18 from the Marines. 259 civilians will also be joining with the Army and Navy units.
In keeping with the aims and duties of the Space Force, the transfers largely come from valuable areas such as engineering, cyber, space systems operations, intelligence, and more, including both officers and enlisted.
Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. David Thompson, said: “Successfully integrating the units, capabilities and people from sister services into the Space Force is critical to our mission and was one of the driving forces in creating the new service.”
This comes as the second transfer from the other Military divisions into the Space Force in the past year, although the June movement saw just 50 shift over. This was seen as a beta test to explore how well the integration process would go. It was seemingly a success. Judging by the upcoming, far larger, transfer.
Chief Human Capital Officer, Patricia Mulcahy, said: “We are making every effort to ensure all future Guardians feel part of the team from the moment they are identified for transfer.”
The Space Force announced that all troops making this upcoming transfer were volunteers and the Military branch is aiming for further space missions in 2022 and 2023, which could require further units for transfer.
