Conflict by whether the honorary medal should be given to the air force pilot who maneuvers the drone

ByThe U.S. Army

Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)Is an essential weapon in modern war because it has the advantage that it can attack the enemy territory by remote control and does not expose the pilot to enemy attack. There seems to be a discussion compensation in the United States about whether to give the highest honor, the honorary medal as a soldier, to a person who has made a successful pilot of such an unmanned aerial vehicle.

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Unmanned aerial vehicles (military drone) are useful as modern weapons because they can attack enemies from remote areas, and "US dollars" operated by US military and British forcesRQ-1 Predator"There are also things that have been battlefielded and have won numerous battle results.


Remote operation of military drones is like this. At first glance it seems that they are manipulating games and simulators, but due to a conspiracy military action, it is flying much longer than a general pilot and experiencing a battlefield in everyday life Therefore, it is pointed out that the burden on the body and mind is great.


The service of the pilot of the military drone who is more burdensome than it looks is harder than I imagined, and the pilots who retired are retiring. In addition, because the training of pilots is not progressing as planned, the situation where the execution of strategy has begun to occur due to the shortage of drone pilots has become a problem that greatly annoys the US military.

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While the importance of military drone is increasing, the US military suffering from the shortage of drone pilots has been made a necessity to improve pilot treatment, and as one of its efforts, as a soldier's best as a pilot who made a contribution It is an honor ofMedal of HonorThe opinion that it should be awarded was raised from the US government.

However, it was also persuasive that voters, in particular those who received the honorary medal, should not be given the Medal of Honor for the Drone Pilot. After all, the plan to award honorary medicine will be sent off, and the Military Times says that it will be given another medal different from the Medal of the Medal of Honor.

According to the Military Times, for the drone pilotMeritius Service medalA 1/4-inch size badge will be awarded the same position as given to noncombatants such as "REMOTE (remote)" instead of "V" of "VALOR (武 勇) "It seems that" R "which is the initial letter is inscribed.


It seems that it takes a long time to improve the treatment and status of the drone pilot which is too modern and difficult to understand the harshness and importance of the mission.