1) leftovers are being recruited in the past and will be in the future... just an example: s.o. didn't get several checks out of langen acc (2,5 years of training), being posted to a small airfield/office work, etc...., dfs noticed the lack of "experienced" controllers, mentioned person is filling the gap....
How can he fill the gap when he didn't pass the checks and works at a small airfield/office work? :P
I have heard of cases where people have been given second chances at another unit and sometimes been dragged along in training for quite a long time until ultimately leaving (or miraculously passing), but no such thing as you mention.
2) you deny the "insider deal" between the dfs and the mil's. ever been to krh uac?
There are 150+ trainees at the Academy right now, none of them military (the last small military course just left).
So, where are all those uniformed gap-fillers supposed to save us?
Regards,
Robert