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First recruits sworn into US Space Force

2020-10-20 | 🔗
U.S. Space Force officials swear in first recruits for the defense branch on 'Fox & Friends.'
This is an unofficial transcript meant for reference. Accuracy is not guaranteed.
Ainsley its been nearly one year since the creation of the: U Dot S space force, and now we are seeing just how much its growing Brian up and right now, the very first space force recruits are being sworn in and in fact, are being sworn in and in fact, lets. Listen in live recruits. First of all, thanks for volunteering to defend our nation and congratulations on being the first Americans to enlist directly into the United States space force. If you raise your right hand and repeat after me, I will add Minister the oath of enlistment. I state your name. I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that I I will bear true faith, an
allegiance to the same and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me. According to regulations and the uniform Code of military justice so help me, God, congratulations and welcome to the United States, space force, cheers and applause Ainsley joining us. Man is the man that helped give those recruits. General David Thompson, along with chief master, sergeant, Roger Tall Behrman senior enlisted leader of the space force and one of those newly sworn in brown. Thank you all for being with us one, two, three that camera general. Can you hear me? We have a slight delay for the
folks at home. We apologize for that General Thomps. Could you tell us the future? Can I hear you? Thank you Ainsley. You are welcome. Whats. The future of the force tell us about the program. Absolutely well. The United States AIR Force has been flying space for many years because of the evolution of the threat and need to provide capability for forces in conflict. We are building a force thats going to continue to provide service face every single day. At the same time, we have to protect and defend them, that blue dot that you follow on your cell phone g dot PS. We provide that every day we provide missile warning. We provide satellite communications for our forces. We are going to continue to do that part of the new service and make sure we can do it. Even if someone attempts to take it away from us, Brian Master sergeant, got to ask you this this whats interesting is that
usually you have transfers from the air force, and now this the IRS is full time they have been recited right to the space force. How significant is that its huge its super, exciting, to see this happen and to see these young men and women join directly into the space force? This is a first of the pure breads. If you will, we are excited to see them, and I wish I could give them all a hug they ship off to San Antonio and start us off. What an amazing opportunity will one of those recruits enlistees is right there with you right now: Delvano Brown, you just went through your swearing in now, support of space force training begins what attracted you to move over to space force. Yes good morning. What attracted me to move over
to the pace force was a part of mission where, where we are able to main taken and protect satellite that might be vulnerable to attacks, so that was what initially interested me in joining the space force. Ainsley, congratulations! Dalvano! Please tell the others. Congratulations as well, seven sworn in four in Maryland and three in Florida. Good luck down in San Antonio.
Transcript generated on 2020-10-20.