Have to go down a bit to read the part that shows how hung up the brass are about who gets to fly them.
One other change that could be made to expand the pool of drone pilots would be to allow enlisted airmen, rather than just officers, to pilot drones. As of now, that’s not happening.
Lots of countries around the world allow non-officers to fly real airplanes. So why not seek out the nerds who seem to spend their lives at game controllers to do the same with drones?
Read the short story @ Air Force Offering Bonus Pay to Lure Drone Pilots