This TR requirement if true will mean BA will never recruit ex military pilots again as there are not too many A320s in the RAF, AAC or FAA . If you leave the RAF at the end of a 20 year commitment one will need to get a job elsewhere. By the time that bond has elapsed it is unlikely a move to BA will be worthwhile.
Not true.
The previous recruitment required that ALL applicants had to hold a valid CPL/ATPL before applying. In fact there was a catch all screen on the recruitment website that you had to enter your CPL/ATPL number into in order to get to the next page.
However, a quick ring to the recruitment department revealed another page, on a non distributed URL, which allowed application through the RAFCARS system which enabled the applicant to apply WITHOUT a valid licence. The applicant could apply for upto 2 years prior to leaving the forces.
I very much doubt we will see a change to this ethos in the future. You will just have to work a little to find the relevant pages.
BA is still very much the repository for ex-mil and will likely remain so.
Edit: I have been informed that the RAFCARS system is no more, however a quick call to the recruiting centre at Cranebank could well be worth the effort when the details are published.
Good luck.