http://www.gearfuse.com/army-drone-pilots-suffer-from-combat-stress/ Gearfuse is a tech blog featuring news, views and opinions on the best of gadgets, gizmos, consumer electronics, hardware and more... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:31:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.gearfuse.com/army-drone-pilots-suffer-from-combat-stress/comment-page-1/#comment-114459 Coddy Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:16:51 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/?p=7760#comment-114459 National Guardsmen who pilot Army Predator drones are suffering symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder. Predator pilots launch missile attacks remotely from bases in Texas, Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California. They work in front of video screens in air conditioned trailers and go home to their families every night, but the pilots and their commanders say they are experiencing PTSD just like soldiers on the battlefield. National Guardsmen who pilot Army Predator drones are suffering symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder. Predator pilots launch missile attacks remotely from bases in Texas, Arizona, Nevada, and Southern California. They work in front of video screens in air conditioned trailers and go home to their families every night, but the pilots and their commanders say they are experiencing PTSD just like soldiers on the battlefield.

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