• Carry out the specialized services of the Operations Center
• Ensure the protection of space systems and infrastructure
• Establish and maintain the defined operational readiness of the unit
• Ensure the decentralized operation of ground stations
• Ensure decentralized support for other Armed Forces units

• Space situational awareness
• Space operations
• Space logic
• Dev applications
• Dev systems
• Ground stations

The Space Command seeks out conscripts that overwhelmingly match the following criteria:

• Discipline
• Independence
• Creativity
• Perseverance

Space candidates must demonstrate:

• Willingness and motivation
• Interest in space, learning, and pushing oneself beyond limits
• Irreprochable conduct and behavior

IN ADDITION, conscrits must have a background in a technical field (natural sciences, engineering), economics, or space law. The following skills are also highly considered:

• Software development
• Network and cybersecurity
• Exploitation of telescopes
• Exploitation of RF antennas

Working at the Space Command will allow you to develop deepened teamwork skills due to the dynamic nature of the environment. Naturally, everybody is Swiss – but a wide range of multicultural backgrounds and national languages will help you broaden your perspective, adapt to different communication styles, and thrive in a diverse setting. Furthermore, as a member of the Space Command you have the possibility of specializing in one of six different technical fields, while also gaining leadership experience in a management setting.

The large number of external collaborators and industry partners will also open up professional opportunities for your civilian life after your military service.

Service without a weapon is possible.

Conscripts who believe fit the profile to join the Space Command should get in touch with us before doing their recruitment, such that a pre-screening can be performed. (Recruits who have already been assigned will have the possibility announcing themselves during the first week of Rekrutenschule / Ecole de recrues.)

After an introductory screening during the first week of service, candidate interviews will be performed throughout week three. If successful, all Space Candidates will be centralized during week seven and receive a modular space instruction, before passing a final selection step.

Space Candidates who successfully complete these steps will then become Space Soldiers, later becoming Space Specialists or Team Leaders.

No. The Space Command requires extended training to ensure that all members acquire the necessary operational capabilities, which cannot be accomplished in the nominal 18 weeks of Rekrutenschule / école de recrues.

All recruits who successfully pass the Space Command selection procedure will be required to accomplish a minimum of 440 days of service as Space Specialist with the rank of Wachtmeister / sergent.

Recruits with leadership abilities have the possibility of becoming Team Leader (Feldweibel / sergent-major) or Shift Leader (Leutnant / lieutenant).

After being designated Space Candidate (through recruitment or the first weeks of RS / ER), recruits go through basic training where they follow a specialized space instruction and a selection procedure.

If successfully passed, recruits complete a four-week technical space course after completing the RS (earning the rank of sergeant), and subsequently 16 weeks of practical service as Space Specialists.

Sergeants then serve seven WK / CR as Space Specialists.

After being designated Space Candidate (through recruitment or the first weeks of RS / ER), recruits go through basic training where they follow a specialized space instruction and a selection procedure.

If successfully passed, recruits complete a four-week Unteroffizierschule / Ecole de sous-officier after the RS (earning the rank of sergeant), and subsequently 19 weeks of practical service.

Once the practical service completed, sergeants follow a four-week technical space course (earning the rank of sergeant-major), and subsequently 16 weeks of practical service as Team Leader.

Sergeants-major then serve four WK / CR as Team Leaders.

After being designated Space Candidate (through recruitment or the first weeks of RS / ER), recruits go through basic training where they follow a specialized space instruction and a selection procedure.

If successfully passed, recruits complete a four-week Unteroffizierschule / Ecole de sous-officier after the RS (earning the rank of sergeant), and subsequently seven weeks of practical service.

Sergeants then complete a 15-week Offizierschule / Ecole d’officier (earning the rank of lieutenant) followed by 19 weeks of practical service, and a four-week technical space course followed by 16 weeks of practical service as Team Leader.

Lieutenants then serve five WK / CR as Shift Leaders.

It is possible, but this is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

The Space Command does not have any soldats! Soldats that are willing to join should note that ranking up to Wachtmeister / sergent is a requirement, which is done through means of a technical school and a praktische Dienst / paiement de galons.