Space Functional Area Enablers

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Space Cadre Definitions

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Recognize and Award Space Cadre Soldiers

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Identifying Army Space Cadre billets

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Expansion of the 3Y ASI to Billets

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Enlisted Space Force

What is the Army Space Cadre
Soldiers and Army civilians whose principal duties include planning, developing, resourcing, acquiring, integrating, or operating Space forces, systems, concepts, applications, or capabilities in any element of the four Space mission areas: Space Support, Space
Force Enhancement, Space Control, or Space Force
Application.

Dec 08 Army Space Cadre Implementation Plan

The Army Space Cadre
Two Categories

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Space Professionals: Military and civilian career space specialists, whose principal duties include planning, developing, resourcing, acquiring, integrating, or operating space forces, concepts, applications, or capabilities in accordance with DoD Directive 3100.1 and Joint Publication 3-14.

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Space Enablers: Personnel assigned to positions whose primary career field is not space, but who perform unique tasks or require skills to apply space capabilities (Mil and Civ)

Army Space Cadre Summary
(As of: 1 Apr 2012)

2595 Strong
FA40 Space Operations Officers
302 Billets

53
40

Space Enablers
2293 Billets
(Includes Civilian Professionals)

656
209

FA40 Officers
Active Duty – 306
Guard/Reserves - 125

194

1170
273

USASMDC/ARSTRAT vs. Rest of Army
(As of: 1 Apr 2012)

USASMDC/ARSTRAT
1877 Billets

Rest of Army
718 Billets
9

647
212

813
205

108

35
566

Space Certification Standards
Officer

Enlisted

Civilians*

Level 1
Requires
1 yr space experience unless a position certification program is completed  SOOQC
 Space Fundamentals or equivalent  Army Space Cadre Basic
Course (80 Hours)
 Army Command and
General Staff College
Space Electives

 Space Fundamentals or equivalent
 Space Introduction Course (50
Hours) plus Space Position certification training
 Army Space Cadre Basic Course
(80 Hours)
 1C Course
 A few other grandfathered courses

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