Apologies for any apparent cynicism
A friend currently holding with a UAS informs me that their boss had a brief claiming it was a manning decision, and sat down all his studes last week to talk about it. I tried to argue the case with him that it was probably just to change the syllabus, but he assures me they've been told its a conscious decision to help out the training system.
Anyone hear the same? Sounds ridiculous, but if UAS bosses have been formally briefed on it...?