The newly created United States Space Force
unveiled its planned uniform, which immediately raised eyebrows over
its design: standard woodland camouflage.
The issue was quickly a trending subject on social media and whoever
manages the Twitter account of the Space Force had a busy day
responding to the jibes.
"In space, no one can hear you be ridiculous," Craig Mazin, the
creator of the HBO show Chernobyl, posted on Twitter. Other users
questioned whether the force planned to invade forests on other
planets.
The force, reacting to the comments of ridicule on social media,
posted on Twitter that it is "utilizing current Army/Air Force
uniforms, saving costs of designing/producing a new one."
It also stressed that Space Force will work "on the ground" and not
actually outside Earth.
The force even had to answer a riposte from
George Takei, the Star Trek actor.
"Our assigned members monitor and maneuver our space assets (GPS,
SBIRS, AEHF, etc), track space debris and perform other duties from
installations on Earth. They work closely with joint warfighters in
the @usairforce and @USArmy hence similar uniforms," Space Force
stressed.
The force only has one member so far, Jay Raymond, a general and
commander of the newly created branch of the military. The image of
the new uniform shows a four-star rank, indicating it would be his.
President Donald Trump championed the creation of the sixth branch of
the military and Congress appropriated funds for the force in its
most recent budget.
The force, reacting to the comments of ridicule on social media, posted on Twitter that it is ,utilizing current Army/Air Force uniforms, saving costs of designing/producing a new one.,