


As our presence in space progresses, I hope to leave a trail for future generations to follow into the stars.’’ “It is a tremendous honor to be able to carry on the legacy of the space pioneers who came before me.

Jacquelynne Kidd, 4 th Space Control Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. “Space is our greatest frontier,” said Staff Sgt. The newest transfers will help establish the service in organizing, training and equipping forces for space as a warfighting domain. “Fifteen military professionals from the Arctic base of the future participated in today’s ceremony and another dozen members are awaiting approval to join the Space Force in the coming months.” David Hanson, commander, 821st Air Base Group, Thule Air Base, Greenland. Air Force member supporting vital space missions, it is about what we collectively do together to protect our freedoms and way of life,” said Col. Participants represented a small portion of the more than 2,400 Air Force personnel selected to transfer beginning Sept. Members from both officer and enlisted ranks raised their right hands and repeated the oath of office or oath of enlistment as applicable. “We are so excited for these Space Professionals to join the team.” Towberman, Senior Enlisted Advisor of the United States Space Force. "What a great day,” said Chief Master Sergeant Roger A. After completing 12 demanding weeks of recruit training, recruits have earned the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor and can finally be called United States Marines. Space Professionals from 12 locations across the U.S., Japan, Greenland and Southwest Asia virtually connected to the Pentagon Auditorium where Raymond conducted the ceremonial swearing-in. “We bring together Space Professionals from around the world and ceremonially swear them into the Space Force.” “Jay” Raymond, chief of space operations. “Today, we get to do something special,” Gen. Space Force during the Air Force Association’s virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference Sept. Raymond, the chief of space operations, hosted a ceremonial swearing-in commemorating Airmen transfers into the U.S. “Jay” Raymond gave a charge to more than 300 Space Professionals gathered virtually from around the world, “be bold, innovate, lead and inspire.” It strikes me as there should be some historical philosophical opinions on the topic.WASHINGTON, (AFNS) - The first member of the Space Force Gen. These seem like nuanced questions about duty, and I cannot find any regulatory documents on the topic, which suggests to me that this is a question for military philosophy. In such a case, they will have sworn to two oaths, which are different.ĭoes the officer's oath supplant the enlisted oath, ending its effects? Is the officer's oath considered to already contain everything in the enlisted oath? There's many philosophical arguments about the fact that the enlisted oath includes an agreement to follow the orders of the president while the officer's oath does not. What I'm interested in is the effects of an enlisted individual being promoted into the officers corps. There are many proud veterans who consider themselves to be bound by these oaths still. In the US, the Oath of Enlistment is subtly different than that of the Oath of Commissioned Officers.įrom what I can tell, it is generally accepted that these oaths do not end upon retirement. In many militaries, the enlisted and officers take different oaths. I've come across a military question which is so subtle that I think it has to be answered from a philosophical perspective, dealing with the meaning of "duty" and nuanced things like that.
