> Drone pilots can be put pretty much anywhere in the world so they don't need to be forward-deployed, which will probably help attract people. Unfortunately

> Drone pilots can be put pretty much anywhere in the world so they don't need to be forward-deployed, which will probably help attract people. Unfortunately the USAF likes to put all their drone pilots at Beale which from what I have heard isn't a very big difference in experience from Minot. Also right now all drones are required to be full pilots and officers. This is a big factor in the shortages problem. No one wants to through the Academy and then sit at a desk flinging a joystick around. When I was in it was asked all the time why not have warrant officers or let enlisted fly drones? Brass always said no.