KPax and ATCLFC some emotive replies but not to the exam question. Why is ATC stuck in the Cold War MOB mentality? I would argue 2 issues. Firstly by virtue of being resident on the MOBs it is very difficult to break that culture. Secondly, however, when you consider the out of area commitments recently supported by Mil ATC, Basra Afghanistan Kosovo to name but 3, I would suggest that Mil ATC is in a transitional period. Its upper echelons may be cold war warriors but bear in mind they are fully in tune with the deployable ATC module. More importantly those controllers & assts who have experienced ops and are now coming through the ranks will, I believe, change that perception.