Intelligence Officer (Space)

“You'll be the Space Force's intelligence officer — analyzing adversary anti-satellite weapons, electronic warfare against GPS, and the full threat picture for a domain that shapes every other military domain. The space intelligence field is growing rapidly as China and Russia develop capabilities the public mostly doesn't know about. NRO, NGA, and DIA space intelligence programs recruit from this background. The combination of space domain knowledge and intelligence community credentials creates a post-military profile that space-focused organizations find directly valuable.”

You'll brief commanding officers on adversary space threats, which range from direct-ascent anti-satellite missiles to directed energy weapons to the more subtle and more persistent threat of electronic warfare against navigation and communications satellites. The threat briefing is legitimately fascinating and entirely classified, so you can never share the cool parts. At the bar, you say 'Space Force intelligence' and people either make a Star Wars reference or ask what that means. You know the thing that would be the biggest national security story of the year and your daily life involves badge readers and classified network terminals. The NRO and defense intelligence community space programs are the realistic post-military destinations.