Originally Posted by
Hrkdrivr
The AF (all military really) pilot retention problem will fix itself (different take than awax).
Drones will replace most of the manned cockpits sooner than later. With the F-35 we might have the last manned fighter. Bombers next. Transports last. It will certainly happen sooner in military airplanes than civil/airline airliners.
And who are going to operate those drones ? Reread your post to see how idiotic it sounds. We can't even replace 69 year old BUFFS and 43 year old hercs. We are at least a century away from drones replacing manned pilots.