Military flight time
may count towards the Night Qualification (it's no longer a 'Rating')
if you have logbook evidence of the equivalent flight training requirements. See LASORS E4.
Thanks to the 'Janet and John do Flying' changes of recent years, a pilot arrived at a multi-pilot aeroplane OCU from Learning Command without having actually flown solo at night, let alone a night cross-country...
As we
all did back in JP days.
He then went on to fly multi-pilot aeroplanes for the rest of his career, before PVR'ing. When he wanted his licence, he had to requalify on the PA28 and fly a solo night navex..
Although 'hours' always count - it's
specific hours in
specific categories of aircraft which matter for licensing purposes. The fact that an aircraft may not be on the civil register is irrelevant - although LASORS D3.3 lists specific types for which greater exemptions are available.
Incidentally, fast jet QFIs should note that 'back seat' time is not considered to be 'multi-pilot' time - that can only be gained on an aircraft for which the military requires a 2
pilot crew.
Also, you can use taxy time allowance for some purposes, but
not towards qualifying for LASORS D3.3 'experienced QSP' exemptions.