aldegar,
can foreign ATCOs working in Spain be also militarized in the future?
No way, unless they've got Spanish nationality too. Or Italian Minister of Economical War decides they are forced to work for Spain under Spanish military rules...
pdcta,
It would be really great! I mean... short period of exchange (2 to 3 years)
Would have been great in the 70's-80's, when everything in European aviation wasn't all about "reaping the benefits", as says
LH2.
2 or 3 years would be absolutely cost ineffective.
Months to get a qualification one way, months to get again the previous qualification, back to home-country... If the place is still vacated...
Months paying a useless controller ?
Plus the cost of hiring new controllers to replace the ones who leave. (hence the possibility that the place is not available anymore when the controller wants to get back home)
I think there would be a line in the contract to force controllers stay at least 10 years. If ever they want to leave before, let them give the whole money back (except a part which represents the minimum salary in the country for the period). This is the kind of contract we sign here before starting training.
As said here and there, training is very expensive. Could be wise (at last) to consider it as an investment instead of this "strike breaking" method.