Drone piloting now open to enlisted airmen from all career fields

[longknife]

Hard to find a better source than this one!

Applicants still must hold a rank from staff sergeant through senior master sergeant, as well as be retainable for six years after graduation from the course for remotely piloted aircraft. Airmen in certain high-demand, understaffed career fields may need special permission from a career field manager to apply, and their selection may be limited or restricted, the Air Force said.

Airmen interested in applying will first have to demonstrate their knowledge in math and aviation matters, among other areas, by taking the computer-based Air Force Enlisted Pilot Qualifying Test and the Test of Basic Aviation, completing those by Oct. 14.

I wonder how many enlisted drone pilots there are from other nations?

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[whitehall]

Not enough officers who are willing to kill people in a real live freaking video game? Am I wrong or has the CIA taken over the concept of drone warfare? Military personnel still steer the planes but the CIA calls the shots and runs the program after Military leadership has abdicated it's authority to civilian "intelligence" specialists who have built in plausible deniability.

 

[Daryl Hunt]

Not all AFSCs. Just the ones starting with 1XXXX.