Gen. John Raymond, U.S. Space Command and Air Force Space Command commander at the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Armando Schwier-Morales) The U.S. Space Force is focusing on building its cadre of coders amid a workforce boom with more interested applicants than available positions, according to the branch's chief of space operations. "We've got more people knocking on our door wanting to become a part of the space force than we have positions; we can be very selective of who we bring in," Gen. John Raymond said during a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on June 8.