Those crazy drone pilots again.
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EasyDay
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Its not mud and blood hard, its morally hard.
I have read about some drone pilot who had over 1,600 kills he participated in. And its not shoot and scoot, you then need to fly over make a damage eval and in some cases watch the guys you blew up bleed to death. Lets not get into collateral damage...
Just saying its not an easy job. Many drone pilots burn out or turn to drugs, its not all AC and video games for those guys.
I have read about some drone pilot who had over 1,600 kills he participated in. And its not shoot and scoot, you then need to fly over make a damage eval and in some cases watch the guys you blew up bleed to death. Lets not get into collateral damage...
Just saying its not an easy job. Many drone pilots burn out or turn to drugs, its not all AC and video games for those guys.
Topkick
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I am sure its not easy to pull that trigger, but trust me, guys on the ground see it more up close and personal.
How would you know?
My bros and I shot a lot of people. We had the most kills of any Combined Action Platoon in our company. Close quarters, and we carried the bods out tied to bamboo poles. And you know what? EKIAs don't bother any of us. In the least. If there are any deaths that effect us and cause us distress, it is the deaths of our fellow Marines and brothers. Fuck the bad guys. I get tired of hearing about these drone dudes and their PTSD issues.
Talk to me when you can touch it and smell it. Other than that, STFU and do your job. And be happy in the air conditioning in Vegas.
Talk to me when you can touch it and smell it. Other than that, STFU and do your job. And be happy in the air conditioning in Vegas.
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Topkick
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I for one am glad you are here because we need you to carry on with the future mission, but this hits home with a lot of us and unless you have been in the suck I wouldn't recommend elaborating on this subject too much.
I would turn in my blue ID and take perma-5 for the duration to run a fucking drone for what time I would need to do for a total 20 TIS.
Drone operators should be a dedicated medical reclass position, not an initial entry choice/assignment.
Drone operators should be a dedicated medical reclass position, not an initial entry choice/assignment.
Topkick
Verified Military
Outstanding! But of course, not all medical reclass knuckleheads should be offered this job
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I concur 100%, when it takes you a week to get rid of that smell of burning flesh, or you have to wash the blood of your buddy out of your uniform, gun truck, collect his teeth and bits of bone and ask your PL what to do with it. Then tell me how fucking hard the video game job is...
Agreed, I'd do the same, and know more than a few dudes at the WTB wanted to do the same...
Cold? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! That's for the equipment you worthless, whiny shits. I see the same thing at work and the DO's response: put on a jacket.
Let me clue some of you in to a hard fact: heat damages equipment. Yeah, yeah, the manufacturers rates it across some ludicrous temperature range, but the fact remains our mean time between failure increases as the temp increases. Some of your gear isn't cheap or easily obtained. A 5 degree change in our server room's ambient temperature doesn't equal a 5 degree change in the equipment's internal temp; it is much higher. Even seen an Ops floor go midnight because the ops personnel were too cold and blocked the HVAC ducts? Not pretty, but they continue to do this because....they are cold.
Suck it the fuck up and bring a jacket.
Also, I've seen plenty of pred porn with body parts flying, including women and children. You know what should really bother you? A flag-covered box at a ramp ceremony. I have ZERO sympathy for a drone crew and their emotional or physical problems. A few weeks in the Kunar or down Route Irish could cure a lot of that....
One more thing: fuck you and your cold feet.
Let me clue some of you in to a hard fact: heat damages equipment. Yeah, yeah, the manufacturers rates it across some ludicrous temperature range, but the fact remains our mean time between failure increases as the temp increases. Some of your gear isn't cheap or easily obtained. A 5 degree change in our server room's ambient temperature doesn't equal a 5 degree change in the equipment's internal temp; it is much higher. Even seen an Ops floor go midnight because the ops personnel were too cold and blocked the HVAC ducts? Not pretty, but they continue to do this because....they are cold.
Suck it the fuck up and bring a jacket.
Also, I've seen plenty of pred porn with body parts flying, including women and children. You know what should really bother you? A flag-covered box at a ramp ceremony. I have ZERO sympathy for a drone crew and their emotional or physical problems. A few weeks in the Kunar or down Route Irish could cure a lot of that....
One more thing: fuck you and your cold feet.
arch_angel
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Man, I seriously had to read that article twice in order to convince myself that it wasn't from duffleblog.
When I saw the title, I thought for sure it was. I was reading it, thinking, "No fucking way this is real. Are these people serious right now? Am I reading an article about commutes and cold feet?". These people must have never heard of Johnnie Yellock, Israel Del Toro, or August O'Neill.
PBS just aired a documentary called "National Bird."
I decided not to watch it. It was about whistleblower ex drone pilots talking about the indiscriminate carnage and their PTSD struggles.
Nothing like balling on national TV to backup your benefits claim.
PS. Paul Tibbets went to his grave with a clear conscience, never once during his lifetime did he ever doubt the necessity of his mission.
I decided not to watch it. It was about whistleblower ex drone pilots talking about the indiscriminate carnage and their PTSD struggles.
Nothing like balling on national TV to backup your benefits claim.
PS. Paul Tibbets went to his grave with a clear conscience, never once during his lifetime did he ever doubt the necessity of his mission.
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GTFO with that shit. I was a grunt in Iraq. Blood, sweat and tears for like 6 months.
I'll be a drone pilot all day push the button and sleep like a baby after.
I'll be a drone pilot all day push the button and sleep like a baby after.
temp up, lifetime down. Part of why my frankengeek doom box has 3krpm fans. Sounds like a jet if I am full tilt gaming, but thats ok, because I know it will last....and everyonr near it uses headphones anyway.
DocIllinois
Verified Military
Not being a gamer, envisioning this...
Although, this is how my Infantry meat head envisions drone pilots at work, so what do I know?
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To be honest, I could most likely run a drone rather well from the comfort of my own home. Double sign me up if I can say "fuck formations" and telecommute.
