Oh dear, a strong feeling of deju vu, I thought the 'K v J' debate was put to bed years ago as the weight of evidence, rather than spite & prejudice, proved that the J was doing an admirable job.
DD, can you give a list of military aircraft that hit the ground running with all their clearances, post 1960 ish? Let's not forget that the J faced huge institutional opposition from those AT operators who had no seat aboard, and even went as far as to cancel test programmes that would have obtained said clearances much sooner.
The 10th anniversary should be a moment of celebration for an aircraft that is, along with the C17, the backbone of current AT Ops and without which the UK military could not carry on. The boys and girls of XXIV & 30 Sqns have been continuously in harms way since Ops began, joined more recently by 47J, and are doing a superb job. The K, RIP, simply cannot provide the frames anymore; as an ex - K operator I have enormous respect & affection for its past contribution, but Canute has wet feet now and we have to look forwards not behind us.
Happy birthday, Albert J!