On Friday, the United States Space Force (USSF) shared the very first look at the Space Force uniforms.
“The first #SpaceForce utility uniform nametapes have touched down in the
Pentagon,” the Space Force tweeted, along with a photo of a Battle Dress Uniform (BDU) for a four-star general. The uniform is woodland-patterned camouflage, and the sleeve has both an American flag and a United States Space Command patch on it. The official uniform makes the Space Force the eighth uniformed service in the U.S.
The first #SpaceForce utility uniform nametapes have touched down in the
— United States Space Force (@SpaceForceDoD) January 18, 2020
Pentagon. @EsperDoD @SecAFOfficial @SpaceForceCSO @GenDaveGoldfein @DeptofDefense@usairforce pic.twitter.com/Jvzt5bvNl7
Many are confused by the apparent uselessness of a woodland-patterned camouflage Space Force uniform and are suggesting that true camouflage for the Space Force would look, well, space-like.
“Shouldn’t space force camo be black with little stars on it?” Kyle Cassidy questioned.
Shouldn’t space force camo be black with little stars on it? https://t.co/5xWRbRoiR4
— kyle cassidy 🐀 (@kylecassidy) January 18, 2020
Another Twitter user shared a photo of themselves in space cat leggings and said they were better dressed for the space force.
I’m dressed better for Space Force than this and I’m wearing $10 leggings from Target https://t.co/gG9k1UoYwr pic.twitter.com/HAjiIyP3iM
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) January 18, 2020
Trump’s Space Force troops wearing camo in space is perhaps the strongest evidence yet that Idiocracy is a documentary https://t.co/WG1Yo7fAIb
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 18, 2020
Don’t you think something like this would be better camouflage? pic.twitter.com/hJqRka9rUC
— EJL 🇺🇸🇺🇦 🇹🇼 (@EJL1984) January 18, 2020
gonna sell my cool space camo design to the space force for a billion dollars pic.twitter.com/gi0gRpakyQ
— I should have become a watchmaker (@KyleMaurer) January 18, 2020
https://twitter.com/iamTannenbaum/status/1218559270658199553
“You gonna be hiding behind a fucking space bush or something?” Twitter user @PostCultRev questioned.
https://twitter.com/PostCultRev/status/1218351691021484032
Gotta say, I’m a little disappointed with the camo. And considering your leader, this is probably more on point. pic.twitter.com/aw4q9KT1MP
— Rise of the Alien Queen (@rise_alien) January 18, 2020
People are so confused that the Space Force had to issue an explanation.
“USSF is utilizing current Army/Air Force uniforms, saving costs of designing/producing a new one. Members will look like their joint counterparts they’ll be working with, on the ground,” the Space Force wrote in response to one user who questioned, “Camo in space? WTF?”
USSF is utilizing current Army/Air Force uniforms, saving costs of designing/producing a new one.
— United States Space Force (@SpaceForceDoD) January 18, 2020
Members will look like their joint counterparts they’ll be working with, on the ground.
Nevertheless, the uniforms are drawing a slew of comparisons to the battle on the fictional forest moon, Endor, which takes place in Return of the Jedi.
“People are mocking the Pentagon’s new camo Space Force uniforms as if the Battle of Endor never happened,” Twitter user @flimflamma wrote.
https://twitter.com/bad2_is/status/1218391339831705600
https://twitter.com/flimflamma/status/1218524542622216193
https://twitter.com/bhangbhangducx/status/1218363280445464576
Say what you will about the new space force camouflage, but when the Space Force deploys to Endor they’ll be the ones laughing. https://t.co/66TT4b7Esy
— Dr. Jeffrey Lewis (@ArmsControlWonk) January 18, 2020
https://twitter.com/whereandy/status/1218336537588510720
This is not the first time the Space Force has spawned memes, and it surely won’t be the last. People similarily memed the Space Force in 2018 when it was merely a proposal. As the Space Force begins to materialize, more memes likely will too.
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