AFA commissions to Space Force

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Spring graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado are expected to cross-commission into the Space Force, military officials said About 60 cadets would be directly commissioned into the new armed service branch, which formed in December, according to The Gazette. “They’re doing Air Force Academy curriculum, and they’ll just be directly commissioned into the Space Force,” academy Vice Superintendent Col. Houston Cantwell said. Academy leaders and Colorado’s congressional delegation announced the plan at an oversight Board of Visitors meeting on Feb. 19. The plan would be similar to how the U.S. Naval Academy commissions Marine officers. There are discussions about offering juniors interested in joining the Space Force multiple job fields to choose from, including intelligence, cyber, acquisitions and engineering, leaders said. (Source: The Gazette 02/19/20)