Jog Sound

If science and space exploration continue on the path it has been, it is a very real possibility that we may terraform and colonize planets other than Earth. It would be possible that conflict may develop between these planets similar to the way conflict erupts between countries on Earth.

Do you think a space-based military would be created to respond to this sort of thing? A common theme in science fiction is that modern day navies will evolve into fleets of ships in space, and a space Marine ground force that gets deployed to the planets under conflict. For example the UNSC (United Nations Space Command) and the UNSC Marine Corps.

Do you think this sort of thing will happen? I say it would, judging from how scientific progress has a tendency to chase after science fiction. We already have projects in the works to "futurize" soldiers, such as the Future Force Warrior program and exoskeleton battlesuits.

What do you think?.