Summarized by the Alliance for Fort Gordon
Published September 24, 2026
Service members interested in becoming Guardians can apply to transfer to active duty in the Space Force.
For the next two weeks, the military’s newest service is accepting applications from active-duty Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines through its fiscal 2027 interservice transfer program.
A Space Force spokesperson told Federal News Network that the Space Force needs “several hundred officers and enlisted ISTs to meet midgrade requirements and account for the service’s steep growth.”