I know you're getting on a bit and that concept might be a bit hard to understand, but it really doesn't take much to grasp the logic behind it.
.....there does seem to be an underlying current of sneering about ex-aircrew "of a certain age" on here.
Tankertrashnav, your point is well made.
Wholi', what fraction of the UAS hours budget is spent teaching pilot students these days? The 'interested passengers' I referred to being the non-pilot students receiving air experience joy rides.
How will the future UAS/AEF system be self-sustaining if it relies on retired aircrew so heavily, given that the available population is fast decreasing?