Photo: Early concerns were that UAV pilots would treat conflict like a computer game. (Reuters via USAF)
ABC News Online: Modern soldiers can kill a target on computer, then head home for dinner — and it's giving them 'moral injury'
The recent bombing of Saudi oil facilities by unmanned aerial vehicles has raised a number of questions about drones.
But one area that has seen considerable interest already is the problem of "moral injury" in drone pilots.
Instead of being shielded from the psychological and emotional impacts of warfare, drone pilots instead face the risk of "moral injury".
When drones were first being used for military operations, there was a sense that these technologies would protect pilots from the harms of warfare.
As the vehicles could be remotely piloted, those pilots were no longer at risk of being shot down.
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WNU Editor: Concerns on how drone pilot handle the stress of their job have been around for the past few years .... Fatigue And Stress Is Taking Its Toll On U.S. Drone Pilots (November 10, 2015).