Dick,
I know that your heart's in the right place, but the accusation that people are using outmoded , or inefficient, practices doesn't ring quite true. On the one hand you accuse the military of dated procedures, but on the other (and I suspect you know this) the procedures and standards are identical to those that Airsercvices use and CASA approves.
Unless my mate was lying to me, he pointed me in the direction of the Manual of Air Traffic Services, which both organisations use. In short, the stuff that's in there is, apparently, applied equally by both organisations.
So, how can you accuse the military guys of using inefficient procedures, and their superiors of being incompetent, when they are complying with CASA mandated standards?