I was questioning the ethical implications running a business off handouts to the poor from a government who can't afford them in the first place, regardless of how they got into that position. Your argument's fine, it just has no bearing on the ethics of the situation.
Let's exploit the already-screwed Greek government for some 'free' CPU time to run your own business. Because, you know, exploiting government generosity has already worked SO WELL for that country.
This article is emotionally charged and poorly written with no real figures to back up your claims..
"In other words, 'the ratio of wing-command opportunities for RPA pilots versus those who fly manned combat aircraft is a staggering 1-to-26.'"
No it's not. To tell us the ratio of opportunities for pilots you also need to take into account how many pilots there are in each field. If there are 26 times more fighter pilots than drone pilots then opportunities for a given pilot are roughly the same. The numbers you quote earlier don't even give us a hint as to the number of these pilots as you simply compare DRONE AIRCRAFT vs BOMBER AIRCRAFT then go on to compare DRONE WING COMMANDS vs FIGHTER WING COMMANDS.
I don't care if your article represents the general spirit of what is happening in the U.S.A.F with regard to drone pilots, if you want to convince anyone with a shred of critical thinking don't go throwing around unrelated 'fun facts' then try and tie them together to shore up an emotionally charged train-wreck.
On the upside you pissed me off enough to go and create this account....
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I was questioning the ethical implications running a business off handouts to the poor from a government who can't afford them in the first place, regardless of how they got into that position. Your argument's fine, it just has no bearing on the ethics of the situation.
Let's exploit the already-screwed Greek government for some 'free' CPU time to run your own business. Because, you know, exploiting government generosity has already worked SO WELL for that country.
.. would be if the link in this article was in itself a phishing scam
This article is emotionally charged and poorly written with no real figures to back up your claims.. "In other words, 'the ratio of wing-command opportunities for RPA pilots versus those who fly manned combat aircraft is a staggering 1-to-26.'" No it's not. To tell us the ratio of opportunities for pilots you also need to take into account how many pilots there are in each field. If there are 26 times more fighter pilots than drone pilots then opportunities for a given pilot are roughly the same. The numbers you quote earlier don't even give us a hint as to the number of these pilots as you simply compare DRONE AIRCRAFT vs BOMBER AIRCRAFT then go on to compare DRONE WING COMMANDS vs FIGHTER WING COMMANDS. I don't care if your article represents the general spirit of what is happening in the U.S.A.F with regard to drone pilots, if you want to convince anyone with a shred of critical thinking don't go throwing around unrelated 'fun facts' then try and tie them together to shore up an emotionally charged train-wreck. On the upside you pissed me off enough to go and create this account....