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user-inactivated · 3171 days ago · link · · parent · post: The Battlefield Debut of the Tank, 1916 - Account of signal officer Bert Chaney
There's a lot of factors going on to make that job shitty. I think the biggest one is that you have guys and ladies who grew up wanting nothing more in the world than to be a fighter pilot. They go through all the training, they graduate high in their class, and the Air Force says, "Yeah, we don't need fighter pilots to soar with the eagles and chase down Migs. We need a drone pilot because only officers have kill authority in the Air Force from aircraft. So you're a drone pilot. You'll never fly again.