New US Military Branch

[American2020]

Which new military branch would you prefer ?

[emailking]

I don't think any of those need a separate military branch, but of those I would prefer Climatic and Humanitarian Force.

[dead0man]

none (normal military answer)

[Cold War Liberal]

I don't think any of those need a separate military branch, but of those I would prefer Climatic and Humanitarian Force.

[dead0man]

What do you guys picture this Climatic and blah blah doing?  Invading countries that are polluting too much?

[Badger]

none (normal military answer)

[wesmoorenerd]

A cyber branch would be significantly more useful than a dumbass "space force". Cyber warfare is an actual relevant phenomenon that's affecting the balance of international relations, whereas I think it's safe to say space isn't the next frontier of warfare.

[ponderosa peen 🌲]

What do you guys picture this Climatic and blah blah doing?  Invading countries that are polluting too much?

Military does not necessarily equal combat. Just look, for example, at the duties of the Coast Guard.

Climatic and humanitarian force would likely be a peacekeeping force for helping in case of weather-related disasters and assisting with mass logistics/infrastructure projects related to climate adaptation (the engineering corps and operations experts would be relevant here).

I think a cyber defense force is really necessary at this point, although I'm weary of it transforming from a defensive unit to a primarily offensive unit. A climate/logistics military branch (like the Coast Guard duties outlined above) would also be useful, but I'm not convinced those operations can't be covered by existing military/government personnel.

[Crumpets]

Cyber - humanitarian issues should really be under State Department purview. To the extent that our military should be responsible for humanitarian missions, that should be baked into the command structure of existing forces and not a separate force with a separate command structure.

[Senator Sirius]

Humanitarian sounds nice but isn't so much the job of the department. Space shouldn't be militarized and I don't believe anything else would really warrant a new branch.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

None, but I voted for a cyber force.

[Pyro]

Our bloated and unrestrained military does not need an additional branch, further funding nor further resources.

[Del Tachi]

none (normal military answer)

[Robert California]

We already have a Peace Corps. What would a Humanitarian Force do?

[Technocracy Timmy]

Fuse the Navy, Army, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard into one singular branch: Earth Guard.

Then create a Space Force.

[Miss J]

A Cyber Force is actually a great idea.  All of those hackers, imagine what could be done if they did something to help people with their skills and talents.

[Progressive Pessimist]

Our bloated and unrestrained military does not need an additional branch, further funding nor further resources.