The Snarkiest Twitter Clapbacks From Young People on Space Force

Army. Navy. Air Force. Marines. Coast Guard.

The U.S. military currently has five branches. Today Vice President Mike Pence announced details on Space Force, the Trump administration's idea for a sixth military branch.

https://twitter.com/VP/status/1027602277899673600

The president is psyched.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1027586174448218113

Young people ... not so much. Some used strong language to express themselves, so consider yourself warned.

Some say there might, maybe, possibly, could be better ways to spend that money because priorities.

https://twitter.com/JuanJZazuetaJr/status/1027588498705055745

https://twitter.com/AndrewBarness/status/1012802214430113792

https://twitter.com/yvannabeltre/status/1027594371892502528

https://twitter.com/finnreypoerose/status/1027590324582076416

https://twitter.com/AscendingAfro/status/1011272821241085953

One wondered whether Space Force is actually a thing or what.

https://twitter.com/damronkatie/status/1027594345224916992

Others realized their new life path is unfolding before their eyes: Space Force instead of college.

https://twitter.com/ptak_attack17/status/1027584886348148736

https://twitter.com/Worst3ver/status/1027599396870008832

https://twitter.com/AshtonKib/status/1027594196310523905

https://twitter.com/The16Chapel/status/1027586705266749440

Or returning to college to prepare for all those space missions.

https://twitter.com/thereal_shampoo/status/1027591522731085824

And joining the Space Force Reserves to help pay for grad school.

https://twitter.com/hlfoltz/status/1027594663606341633

And then there's some very real excitement about playing space pirate.

https://twitter.com/mattschubert/status/1027596917348421635