Mekt-Hakkikt
Mpanty's bane
A question that came up for no real reason:
Why are fighter pilots (in our world) all officers? As far as I understand it, once you start flying, you're an officer, even though you only have responsability for yourself and that very costly craft, whereas in the army even when you're not an officer you can have the responsability for several soldiers.
Is it because flying is more complicated than shooting a rifle and the fighter is so costly? Or is it more historic - flying as a privilege for the officers?
Or am I completely mistaken?
Why are fighter pilots (in our world) all officers? As far as I understand it, once you start flying, you're an officer, even though you only have responsability for yourself and that very costly craft, whereas in the army even when you're not an officer you can have the responsability for several soldiers.
Is it because flying is more complicated than shooting a rifle and the fighter is so costly? Or is it more historic - flying as a privilege for the officers?
Or am I completely mistaken?