Okay but if you think about it. Most people are gonna wanna play as squad members not pilots (In my opinion). You would not have a lot of interaction with the other rpers except for being at base. And if you were to get shot down you'd have a pistol, and wouldn't go into combat with the aliens. You are trained to use the pistol sure but not like the soldiers are. You are given a basic survival course in case you are shot down and you get a pistol, a few MRE's and some medical supplies. You would most likely hide and signl Command you were shot down, and a squad would be deployed to save you and mop up the aliens tha were tracking you.