What It’s Like to Be a Drone Pilot | The Story of Us

I was a little kid during World War two

I was a little kid during World War two and following the end of the war of

and following the end of the war of

and following the end of the war of course chlorine wavering Papert ISM

steel them you and where do I go

steel them you and where do I go Airport I do feel going in so when I

Airport I do feel going in so when I

Airport I do feel going in so when I joined the military I really did it to

joined the military I really did it to

joined the military I really did it to serve my country when I got to the drone

serve my country when I got to the drone

serve my country when I got to the drone base I didn’t know what I was doing that

base I didn’t know what I was doing that

base I didn’t know what I was doing that and tell me anything until I got there

and tell me anything until I got there

and tell me anything until I got there they put me in a small theater with

they put me in a small theater with

they put me in a small theater with about 25 other individuals and then they

about 25 other individuals and then they

about 25 other individuals and then they played a montage video of drone strikes

played a montage video of drone strikes

played a montage video of drone strikes and sergeant after it’s done he’s

and sergeant after it’s done he’s

and sergeant after it’s done he’s standing at parade rest he’s like your

standing at parade rest he’s like your

standing at parade rest he’s like your job is to kill people and break things

job is to kill people and break things

job is to kill people and break things and I was just like holy what am i doing

and I was just like holy what am i doing

and I was just like holy what am i doing what is it like flying a drone I was an

what is it like flying a drone I was an

what is it like flying a drone I was an MQ one Bravo predator sensor operator so

MQ one Bravo predator sensor operator so

MQ one Bravo predator sensor operator so I controlled the camera and the missiles

I controlled the camera and the missiles

I controlled the camera and the missiles like that’s my job

like that’s my job

like that’s my job the pilot keeps the aircraft in the air

the pilot keeps the aircraft in the air

the pilot keeps the aircraft in the air and basically we support one another if

and basically we support one another if

and basically we support one another if you look out the window actually if you

you look out the window actually if you

you look out the window actually if you look down there that’s kind of the same

look down there that’s kind of the same

look down there that’s kind of the same paradigm view that we had if there’s a

paradigm view that we had if there’s a

paradigm view that we had if there’s a target to be attacked they’re like okay

target to be attacked they’re like okay

target to be attacked they’re like okay this is what’s going on where you’re

this is what’s going on where you’re

this is what’s going on where you’re gonna watch a person outside this guy’s

gonna watch a person outside this guy’s

gonna watch a person outside this guy’s house I mean you’re just waiting for an

house I mean you’re just waiting for an

house I mean you’re just waiting for an opportunity for them to get into

opportunity for them to get into

opportunity for them to get into location and you’re gonna shoot them

are you having the kills 13 directly my

are you having the kills 13 directly my first shot it was a winter and mountains

first shot it was a winter and mountains

first shot it was a winter and mountains of Afghanistan I killed three people to

of Afghanistan I killed three people to

of Afghanistan I killed three people to whom were obliterated in two pieces and

whom were obliterated in two pieces and

whom were obliterated in two pieces and one of them watched him bleed out and

one of them watched him bleed out and

one of them watched him bleed out and then watched an infrared become the same

then watched an infrared become the same

then watched an infrared become the same color as the ground that he died on is

color as the ground that he died on is

color as the ground that he died on is there remorse or there was like a mr.

there remorse or there was like a mr.

there remorse or there was like a mr. nation I’m sitting there like I just

nation I’m sitting there like I just

nation I’m sitting there like I just watched a man bleed out but I felt

watched a man bleed out but I felt

watched a man bleed out but I felt horrible I wanted to cry I felt you know

horrible I wanted to cry I felt you know

horrible I wanted to cry I felt you know you feel the this is what I just did the

you feel the this is what I just did the

you feel the this is what I just did the adrenaline rush I mean it was all sorts

adrenaline rush I mean it was all sorts

adrenaline rush I mean it was all sorts of weird weird feelings