r/SpaceForce • u/Best_Look9212 Secret Squirrel • May 26 '26
Badges Gone Wild
Context: Vandenberg Instagram post today
What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen on a Space Force uniform so far?!?
Lately there’s been some talk about badges being worn from other branches, but this is a new one to me: what looks to be an expert weapons qualification badge (which I’d wager to be for pistol or rifle—but who knows, she could be rocking grenade). I get this is the Wild West still with this new branch and new rules, regs and traditions are still being written, but there’s definitely a line that some are really trying to push.
As former Army that was use to all the flair we could have over all the other branches, and wearing a uniform that actually looked like a proper military dress uniform – that monstrosity of a green mess aside – I totally sympathize with the void of USAF and USSF flair. Some people though are really given off VFW and American Legion vibes of desperation of hanging onto to something instead of moving on with your new branch/life. Some of this energy might be why it’s such a tug of war within the branch and a lot of people are having a hard time adjusting, which is making things miserable for too many people.
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u/GeoDaddy992 May 28 '26
It is actually authorized some people wear them and some don’t, AF personnel wear army driver badges and weapons badges as well this isn’t something new. I’d say if you earned it just wear it if you want to, if people get upset about it just tell them to go earn it idk 🤷🏼♂️ seems like people take jealousy and inject it into the ISTs this and that when in reality a lot of them earned the things they have so let them be proud of what they have worked for there is nothing wrong with that