ATCO Fred
Aw Shucks...you say such nice things! I know it was difficult, but some one had to haul you through the ADI course last year!!
Seriously though guys, some good debate going on here reference the coversion issue. Lets face it, Mil ATC will continue to shrink and ultimately we (????!!they!) will become a small deployable force....its just a matter of time!
Matoman...just an aside..I agree that fast jet ops are quite different to the normal civil ways.....BUT...I work at a civil airport where FRA FA20 aircraft are based..they do run and breaks quite happily mixing with civil traffic (mil procedure with civil controllers, many with no previous mil experience whatsoever). Furthermore as regards to mil units that have civil controllers and work to JSP552 and MATS Pt. 1 & 2 (local orders). I believe they are currently Woodvale, Wyton (UAS units you allude to), Barkston Heath, Middle Wallop, Wattisham and BAe Warton (Typhoon as we all know). It could quite easily be done, especially at bases such as Northolt (civil movements in the main anyway in Class A airspace), Brize Norton, Lyneham, Kinloss, Waddington etc etc....Generally the RAF just doesn't have the mass fighter operations that it used to at the FJ bases.