And for the same reason you don't get extra points for joining the UAS while at university. The interviewers are looking for rounded, aware individuals with leadership potential (or experience, if you are a bit older), who can perform under pressure.
They don't care if that experience has been gained in the ATC, the rugby club or your local Hells' Angel chapter. In fact they'd rather it was gained in a setting where you have had exposure to people with varying backgrounds/abilities/skills, rather than in a self-selecting group of safe middle-class people.
They'd probably worry a lot if all you'd done by the age of 20 was the ATC - it might show a lack of flexibility and an inability to take on new ideas/activities.
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