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Offline Toad

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Re: USAF Short of Fighter pilots? WTH?
« Reply #45 on: July 29, 2013, 02:33:59 PM »
Anyone know if there's any truth to the rumor that they are assigning fighter pilots to drones? I heard this one from a Lt. Col that said some of his friends have left the AF when their next assignment coming out of a fighter slot was to be a drone pilot.

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Re: USAF Short of Fighter pilots? WTH?
« Reply #46 on: July 30, 2013, 11:57:05 AM »
Quote from: Toad on July 29, 2013, 02:33:59 PM
Anyone know if there's any truth to the rumor that they are assigning fighter pilots to drones? I heard this one from a Lt. Col that said some of his friends have left the AF when their next assignment coming out of a fighter slot was to be a drone pilot.


It's not a rumor.  The AF is also sending UPT graduates straight to UAV assignments.  A guy at work (USAF Reservist who is a Predator pilot) told me that the AF sent more UPT grads to UAVs than manned aircraft in the last couple of years.  Don't remember which year.
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