The Air Force announced this week it will up its retention bonus for remotely piloted aircraft pilots from $25,000 to $35,000 -- part of a larger effort to boost a deflated career field that has been overworked as demand for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability continues to grow. Over the last year, the service has been working to improve conditions for the RPA workforce and strengthen its training pipeline to support that demand. It reduced the number of daily combat...
