I was wondering with all of the talk of pilots being a "dieing breed" and all military aviation going to UAV's, I wonder if there will be a back lash on this logic in the future. In todays battlefield we can call in cruise missles or air strikes, but many times send in special forces like the SEALs to take out key targets. I have heard the logic behind this as being the value of having "eyeballs on the target" or a human decision maker there. The argument of "well, we should keep our men out of harms way" is not an issue with SEALs the job is understood to be incredibly dangerous. Why is military aviation not looked on in the same way? Is the public truly naive enough to believe that our aviators are not as much of a warrior as the SEALs? I can't see how someone sitting in a trailer flying a drone will be able to get the same job done with the situational awareness of a pilot on the scene. What if the enemy starts using unmanned aircraft? If there is no human life in the equation then it kind of takes away from the point doesnt it? Are we going to hire 12 year old video game junkies to sit in trailers and "fight" our "wars" for us? I wonder if there will be a backlash with the need for pilots when the realities of an unmanned warplane come to focus. Any opinions on this? Obviously everyone here that is a pilot is going to want to stay in the cockpit, but from a tactical standpoint I dont see how we can possibly do away with pilots in the future. Maybe I have to much time on my hands...