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The U.S. Space Force has 8,940 military personnel, with slightly over fifty percent being enlisted Guardians and slightly under fifty percent being commissioned officers.^[1] The Space Force also employs over 8,000 civilians, who perform a mixture of support and managment functions.^[2][3]

Space Force officers are the leaders of the U.S. Space Force and are responsible for planning operations and managing personnel. Space Force officers are commissioned through the United States Air Force Academy, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps, or Officer Training School.^[4] Enlisted guardians participate in and support operations. All enlisted guardians complete Space Force Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio before reporting to their job-specific technical training.^[5][6]

US DoD pay grade	O-10	O-9	O-8	O-7	O-6	O-5	O-4	O-3	O-2	O-1	Officer candidate
NATO code	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)
Insignia											Various insignia
Service dress uniform (Class A)
Service uniform (Class B)
Mess dress uniform
OCP uniform
Title	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	First lieutenant	Second lieutenant	Cadet / Officer trainee
Abbreviation	Gen	Lt Gen	Maj Gen	Brig Gen	Col	Lt Col	Maj	Capt	1st Lt	2d Lt	Cdt / OT

Space Force officer rank honors and mirrors the military traditions of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and U.S. Marine Corps company grade officers are distinguished by a series of gold and silver bars. Field grade officers are distinguished by a gold or silver oak leaf, or the traditional colonel silver eagle which is a representation of the eagle on the Great Seal of the United States. Finally, general officers wear a collection of silver stars depending on rank.^[7]

US DoD pay grade	Special		E-9	E-8	E-7	E-6	E-5	E-4	E-3	E-2	E-1
NATO code	OR-9			OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Insignia
Title	Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman	Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force	Chief master sergeant	Senior master sergeant	Master sergeant	Technical sergeant	Sergeant	Specialist 4	Specialist 3	Specialist 2	Specialist 1
Abbreviation	SEAC	CMSSF	CMSgt	SMSgt	MSgt	TSgt	Sgt	Spc4	Spc3	Spc2	Spc1

The six-sided boarder of enlisted insignia represents and honors the Space Force's heritage as the sixth military service. The Space Force specialist stripes represent 'terra firma,' or a solid foundation of skills upon which the Space Force, represented by the delta, is built. For non-commissioned officers, the chevrons honor the traditional enlisted insignia across the rest of the U.S. Armed Forces. The globe and orbit represents the totality of the Space Force. Senior non-commissioned officers add orbital chevrons atop the globe and orbit insignia. These chevrons represent the three major orbits around the Earth that the Space Force operates in: Low Earth Orbit, Medium Earth Orbit, and Geosynchronous Orbit. The delta is placed at the uppermost orbit to signify the higher level of responsibility for senior leaders.^[8]

Space operations officers are responsible for planning and leading space combat operations across orbital warfare, space electromagnetic warfare, space battle management, and space access and sustainment. They also formulate space operations policy, coordinate space operations, and plan, organize, and direct space operations programs.^[9][10]

Enlisted Space Systems Operators are responsible for conducting orbital warfare, space electromagnetic warfare, space battle management, and space access and sustainment operations. They also detect, identify and maintain orbital parameters on spacecraft, operate defensive and offensive space control systems, detect and track missile launches, perform launch and on-orbit operations for military spacecraft, perform range operations in support of ballistic missile and space launches, and ensure operational effectiveness and suitability of space capabilities through operational testing and evaluation.^[11][12]

Orbital Warfare is knowledge of orbital maneuver as well as offensive and defensive fires to preserve freedom of access to the domain. Skill to ensure United States and coalition space forces can continue to provide capability to the Joint Force while denying that same advantage to the adversary. Space Electromagnetic Warfare is knowledge of spectrum awareness, maneuver within the spectrum, and non-kinetic fires within the spectrum to deny adversary use of vital links. Skill to manipulate physical access to communication pathways and awareness of how those pathways contribute to enemy advantage. Space Battle Management is knowledge of how to orient to the space domain and skill in making decisions to preserve mission, deny adversary access, and ultimately ensure mission accomplishment. Ability to identify hostile actions and entities, conduct combat identification, target, and direct action in response to an evolving threat environment. Space Access and Sustainment is knowledge of processes, support, and logistics required to maintain and prolong operations in the space domain. Ability to resource, apply, and leverage spacepower in, from, and to the space domain.^[13]