Bump... Guys this is what you need.
Mods, Could I request this thread becomes a sticky? We're in uncharted territory for military pilots. There's the triple whammy of redundancies, licence changes and a recession outside. Clearly this thread could help resettlement.
Licence changes:
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircr...il-2012-a.html
Thank-you Alex for the heads-up to licencing changes. Bristol Ground School are awesome and totally understand the military pilots' requirements.
Bristol.gs
Airways Flt Training equally understand the massively varied requirements that individual service pilots needed to make the jump.
Airways Flight Training - Exeter
Check post #62 for some timescales.
**Finally, it may be worth knowing that you can no longer get an initial issue Class-1 CAA medical from a friendly service doc. It costs over £300 and must be done at the CAA HQ, Gatwick.**
Good luck and don't leave it too late. The selection process for airlines can be pretty time consuming - you may wish to allow for this.
iC