Arters, I think the real problem is that the changes were not seen by those who had the relevant experience to challenge them until it was far too late. Also, the staff officers seem more interested in process than product and don't like to be told that their new baby is damn ugly.
Your explanation of the need for simple, conventional calls around the tanker was a model of clarity!
I can't see many RAF tanker pilots saying "Go buddy cruise"
when they just want the receivers to widen between brackets!
Personally I consider the ATP-56(B) formation calls to represent a potential Flight Safety hazard. For example, "Reform" can be misheard as "..frm" - Was that "Reform", "Affirm" or "Confirm"?