I have posted here before about my BIL.
Retired AF Colonel, fought both gulf wars and Bosnia in A-10's.
He now works for a private company contracted by the Gov't to train drone pilots. He takes them up in real planes, gets them their pilot license and teaches them combat skills, then does it all over again with VR goggles and computers.
We kill azzholes on the other side of the planet from the comfort of an office chair.
As he says, "we cheat, and they have no chance". I love it.