The Need And Justification For Ptsd Evaluation Among Drone Pilots

NameProfessorCourseDateThe Need and Justification for PTSD Evaluation Among Drone PilotsFor any military operation, the military is also responsible and accountable for the mental and physical wellbeing of all personnel. While many operations will place soldiers in harm’s way, the role of the military is to provide physical and mental health care for soldiers who have experienced conditions resulting in the need for care. While this policy has long been implemented for all personnel engaged in direct conflict, it has also been overlooked for many drone pilots, presumably because this role does not involve in-person conflict. Nevertheless, this type of remote operation by a drone pilot can also cause significant psychological traumas due to the nature of the process: the drone pilot will conduct a strike in the same manner that a ground soldier might operate machinery, with the only difference being the amount of distance between operator and target. A drone pilot is still ordering strikes with very real consequences, although the drone pilot may be located hundreds of miles from the target. However, the pilot still sees the target through the drone’s scope and will also see the destruction unfold. The