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The fact that the U.S. is training more pilots to fly drones than it is to fly fighters and bombers is nothing new, but the stress those drone operators are under is only growing, and the need for civilian contractors to ease their burden is great.
Erik German at The Daily reports some American colleges are responding to that demand and offering what could be America's newest, and possibly best paying, major.
German tracked down a student at Northwestern Michigan College (NMC), Jeb Bailey, who says he's taken every drone related class the school offers, and watched a classmate recently accept a job with an overseas contractor. "He got like $200,000 per year," Bailey says, “and he didn’t even finish his associate’s degree.
Erik German at The Daily reports some American colleges are responding to that demand and offering what could be America's newest, and possibly best paying, major.
German tracked down a student at Northwestern Michigan College (NMC), Jeb Bailey, who says he's taken every drone related class the school offers, and watched a classmate recently accept a job with an overseas contractor. "He got like $200,000 per year," Bailey says, “and he didn’t even finish his associate’s degree.