Hi BEagle, the text you quote is from a 'draft draft' of Part-FCL which the CAA are bandying about. EASA will not release this document because they say the wording has not been finalised. I'm a bit cautious about drawing any inferences from the extract without seeing the whole document. It only needs a line in 'Definitions' to say the term 'Member State' is defined as 'the competent Authority of the Member State' and the meaning changes. The draft published by EASA, which I was quoting from memory, says:
The knowledge, experience and skill gained in military service shall be credited towards the relevant requirements of Part-FCL in accordance with the principles of a credit report developed by the competent authority and approved by the Agency.
I guess we'll have to wait and see...