Originally Posted by
Ninthace
I suspect you would need a lot more military controllers than we have now to maintain a service and continue to operate the RAF
It is a myth that the USAF maintained a service. They didn't, the safety record was poor, and it took years for the system to recover. The action may have met political objectives but it had nothing but a bad effect on ATC.
And there are few fewer military controllers world wide than there were then.