Like it or not UAV/UAS is coming. One major university is already working to get a bachelors program up and running in the next year to train civilians to fly them.
It's time to come up with some realistic regulations for the operation of them in the domestic airspace. Several police departments already own what the FAA considers UAVs, and of course the military, CBP, TSA, and other federal agencies have them as well. There's already two decent sized UAV bases that have been established (one in AZ, the other in ND).
I've thought (briefly) about learning to fly one, but I think that I'd miss actually being in the plane. That said, civilian Predator and Global Hawk pilots can make upwards of $115K right off the bat, and that's without going overseas and working in areas that qualify for large bonuses.