Posted on 04/13/2023 6:51:45 AM PDT by SpeedyInTexas
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I wonder how the Ukrainians are handling it.
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At the start of the war skill had nothing to do with anything - people were just assigned willy-nilly - That may have changed, but there are still reports that highly skilled people are being assigned to frontline combat units.
“The other services see it (drone operation) as a skill and a talent”
I see your point - select operators by aptitude, rather than extraneous factors like rank.
In WWII, the USA had a big advantage over the Japanese, because we selected pilots based on screening for skill, rather than the social status of the candidate’s family.
Just find the best people for the job.
The link below shows:
A drone unit known as The Wings of Madyar assembling FPV suicide drones that will be used in Soledar and Bakhmut areas.
https://twitter.com/rendeiro_silva/status/1613080478340288512
It appears to me that Madyar and his group enjoy their work.
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