“This memo codifies that … it expresses the tone we want to communicate, which is that, moving on from the enlisted RPA ... that “Pilot wings were called a ‘universal management badge ...

The service's inaugural Enlisted Remotely Piloted Aircraft Pilot Selection Board picked two senior master sergeants ... RELATED: Drone Milestone: More RPA Jobs Than Any Other Pilot Position ...

The pair completed their sensor training course, which lasted six weeks, along with two master sergeants, two senior officers ... to qualify as an RPA pilot. Name badges were blurred due to ...

Airmen interested in becoming enlisted remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) pilots have until Nov. 15 ... Applicants may be staff sergeants through senior master sergeants in any Air Force specialty ...

The Air Force Personnel Center on Friday said that the application window for the next enlisted RPA selection board had opened. To be eligible, airmen must be a staff sergeant through senior ...

The Air Force has been struggling to stem attrition of RPA pilots, who are typically promoted less often than manned aircraft pilots and have fewer opportunities to become senior leaders in the Air ...

and Jack Reed, D-R.I., on Wednesday sent a letter to Defense Secretary Ash Carter calling for improvements to establish standards in its training program for RPA pilots to alleviate stress in the ...