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On-The-Record, Off-Camera Press Conference on U.S. Space Force

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Q: OK and just a — kind of a practical question. We have soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines. Who do we call members of the Space Force?

GEN. THOMPSON: That’s a great question, one that we’ve spent some serious time and energy on, in fact, not just internally but we’re taking steps to broaden our aperture and — and bring in a larger set of groups.

We have — we have recently gone out to our language department at the Air Force Academy, the Defense Language Institute, other — other — let’s call it English — English and language centers to open up thoughts on what that might be called, we’ve done,

what I’ll call a little bit of internal crowdsourcing with the members of the Space Force and others.

There are a couple of really strong options on what we might be called and some pretty strong opinions but what we’d like to do is ensure we’ve thought as broadly as we can,

gotten the opinions of the people who matter, and those are people like — not just — not really General Crosier and I, but the young folks who are on consul today, and consider it as best we can what that ought to be before we land on an answer, but I think we’re pretty close.

Q: What are they?

STAFF: All right, thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

(CROSSTALK)

GEN. THOMPSON: I’m going to let you all work that — go work the network on that one.

STAFF: Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. If you have any follow up questions, you can contact SAF/PA …

(CROSSTALK)

GEN. THOMPSON: If you have good ideas, send them in.

Q. How about space cadets?

GEN. CROSIER: Not space cadets.

GEN. THOMPSON: No, not space cadets, not space men.

(CROSSTALK)

STAFF: Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

Q. Well, that’s a headline.

(LAUGHTER)

***WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHAT SHOULD THE MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE BE CALLED?!***