Originally Posted by Deuce130

I don't care. I don't care about any of it. People flipped their lids when RPA drivers got to wear wings, when they got to wear flight suits, when they got leather jackets, flight pay or anything else that should only be reserved for ME, ME, ME, ME! This is just more dog-piling on a community that has been ****** on for too long. Other pilots mock them, leadership passes them over, they are promised but don't receive cockpits, they get stationed in Cannon and Creech, their significant contributions to the war effort (hugely significant as anyone who actually knows anything about what's going in theater right now would know) are scoffed by shoe clerks, firefighters, maintainers, and pilots alike. I won't add to it. I've spoken to combat controllers who wouldn't be here today if there wasn't a predator overhead. I have a good friend who took an RPG in the face of his Pave Low that commands a RPA squadron. He'd probably disagree with many on this board. I'm sure those operators and their families would also be puzzled by the scorn heaped upon these guys. This doesn't devalue anyone else's combat experiences, medals, or actions in any way, shape, or form. If anyone thinks it does, they need to check their ego.