But, in truth, the common licence is a step even further away from parity. All that is needed to see this is to compare the training and knowledge requirements for a civil licence with those required to gain a military 'licence
Rumour has it that the UK military ATC school (CATCS) at RAF Shawbury will from +/-2007 include in it's Terminal and ARTS courses, the common core content from the imminent European Common Civil ATC Licence training syllabus.
If correct, this should lead to a significant reduction in the required conversion training from UK military to civil.