I fail to understand the apparent disparity between civil and military requirements.
Well you and me both kokpit, though APS weight versus payload might be an issue, and as ever cost. I remember a proposed civil Herc operation in the early 70s for delivering RR RB211 engines to Lockheed being shelved because the civil Hercs could not meet BCARs. Various reasons quoted including exposed flying control runs in the roof. No idea if the civil Herc also had the Extinguisher system as fitted to military Hercs and no idea why that should be as it is. One presumes that the military Herc meets US military standards, which in turn are accepted by the MOD. To be honest I don't think that is the issue here, for whatever MOD Airworthiness Requirements might be, the scandal is that they have not been enforced. The MAA that is being called for would not enforce civil standards per se, but military ones that were traditionally enforced by the MOD, a long long time ago it would seem!