I hope that there is a quick turn around of operators! I do not know how many RPAS pilots and weapons operators there are, but I trust that they do not spend day after day, month after month, on endless operations without a suitable break. The manned squadrons rotate through operational theatres after a few months, but I trust that the breaks from operations will be built into 13/39 Sqn's tours. It will need a good number of trained RPAS crews to achieve this, but I wonder how many we actually have to carry out continual operations.
Not too bad when the RPAS is in "surveillance" mode, but if the intention is to use it more of an attack package in Iraq (& Syria?) then surely more trained crews will be needed. Perhaps this is the message behind OC XIII's comments?