ESAAR5 Regulations
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.
My understanding is that with effect from 355 JATCC, CATCS are already teaching the necessary ESAAR5 elements that have been agreed with SRG.
Whether this will lead to any real reduction in any future cross-over training remains to be seen, but at least it's a step in the right direction. Personally, I believe all UK civil and military controllers should be treated as a national resource and trained to a common standard, as they are in Germany and a number of other countries.
Matoman