The newest U.S. Military service just unveiled its utility uniform and it’s surprisingly ordinary. A photo of the uniform posted on the service’s Twitter account showed that it has the same kind of woodland camouflage patter that is familiar from the Army and Air Force uniforms. That led to lots of mockery from social media users who wondered why exactly camo was necessary in space. After all, it’s not like the Space Force servicemembers will need to blend in with all the trees in space.

After lots of mockery, the Space Force defended the design, saying that it was using the “current Army/Air Force uniforms” to save money and to make sure its servicemembers “look like their joint counterparts they’ll be working with, on the ground.” That tweet came in reply to someone who tweeted: “Camo in Space? WTF? More wasted tax dollars.”

USSF is utilizing current Army/Air Force uniforms, saving costs of designing/producing a new one.



Members will look like their joint counterparts they’ll be working with, on the ground. — United States Space Force (@SpaceForceDoD) January 18, 2020

The Space Force account also replied to someone who wondered why camo was needed in space by saying that it was all about “working with joint partners” and “hence utilizing their uniform.”

We don’t. Space Operators are on the ground, on Earth working with joint partners like the @usairforce and @USArmy. Hence utilizing their uniform. — United States Space Force (@SpaceForceDoD) January 18, 2020

While many social media users focused their mockery on the need for camo in space, others said it was actually a smart move if they’ll be fighting in Endor, the home of Ewoks.

I know this is hard to understand, but on the left there is a picture of camouflage and on the right there is a picture of space. Study these carefully until you can see the difference. pic.twitter.com/7HhAeHRyrm — JRehling (@JRehling) January 18, 2020

I guess there's more forest in space than I'd assumed? https://t.co/U69kaGKO4r — Dylan Reeve (@DylanReeve) January 18, 2020

Space camouflage, to blend in on the great plains of Space #spaceforce https://t.co/G6mjfKBnRy — Alex White (@AlexWhite1812) January 18, 2020

are they fighting on the Forest Moon of Endor https://t.co/LSqJy0vtgz — Chuck Wendig (@ChuckWendig) January 18, 2020

Others, meanwhile, blasted the newest service of the military for missing an opportunity to do something bold with the uniform. Ultimately though, the design may not really matter considering it will likely “be a collector’s item” once the next president gets rid of the Space Force, one Twitter user said, noting that “we barely have one space station, no shuttle fleet, haven’t even been to the moon in nearly 50 years.”

Really disappointed with the green.



Surely a pattern like this would have given more camouflage in space. https://t.co/A1eAJkSk1e pic.twitter.com/7lUGAyRqTD — Richard Chambers (@newschambers) January 18, 2020

EXTREMELY disappointed that these arent the Space Force uniforms pic.twitter.com/hh7GG5pip6 — new year, same yeehaw (@clintonyates) January 18, 2020

I think y’all really missed an opportunity here pic.twitter.com/gvVzAvljws — DJ (@Union_Sports_) January 18, 2020

It'll probably be a collector's item once the #SpaceForce is disbanded by the next President because we barely have one space station, no shuttle fleet, haven't even been to the moon in nearly 50 years, and good luck finding a real planet matching your Endor camo there, morons. https://t.co/YmZFsYh3GX — Rus McLaughlin (@rusmclaughlin) January 18, 2020