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Although I agree with your sentiment, it has been reported that drone pilots flying remote missions from the US exhibit similar problems with post-traumatic str
by DanI-S 15y ago
Although I agree with your sentiment, it has been reported that drone pilots flying remote missions from the US exhibit similar problems with post-traumatic stress as those flying in-theater:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26078087/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26078087/
- zootar 15y agoThe comparison isn't necessarily between remote operation of a drone and flying a plane. As I recall from On Killing [1], air crews have lower rates of PTSD than infantry. I would expect killing someone through a drone's video feed and from a plane's cockpit would have similar psychological costs. [1] http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Psychological-Cost-Learning-Society/dp/0316040932/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315158944&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Killing-Psychological-Cost-Learning-So...