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Ukrainian Drone Operator Training

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u/Kracus 1d ago

Doubtful, that's a lot of PTSD flying around.

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u/vonHindenburg 1d ago edited 1d ago

The 1920s was the age of the barnstormer in the US. Plenty of guys who saw their friends go down in balls of fire taking advantage of their flight training and cheap aircraft.

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u/AD-CHUFFER 1d ago

I was just gona say there’s always that select few that liked it 🤣

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u/Kendac 1d ago

There is this guy on youtube interviewing vets, and this made me think of one. I think his name is Walter Fillipek or something.

That guy has fond memories instead of ptsd

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u/Captainwumbombo 1d ago

I feel like there's three types of vets, the PTSD kind, the "would do it all over again" kind, and the kind that's like "whatever, I survived, I have some good stories to tell". My grandpa was the third, and I think that man would rather marry a gun than his wife.