There is way too much wringing of hands and nashing of teeth over this.
So BA are offering selection to a handful of military pilots. So what?
Throwing the discrimination word around is pretty pathetic and no doubt why we recently had some faceless bureaucrats decide that insurance companies can no longer offer cheaper premiums to female drivers based on the statistical fact that their total claim value is less than mens.
I don't see how anyone can, in any way, begrudge someone who has given up a significant portion of their life (is it 20 years?) to drag their family around the world to do a hugely demanding job for a relatively insulting wage from getting the chance to transfer those skills to a civilian environment.
Are BA saying they will never take non-service again? No. Will any of sign your name to a letter to the head of BA recruitment to tell them what you think (or perhaps just stick to anonymous whinging on a forum whle waiting to fire your own CV in as soon as general recruitment reopens).
If only those lovely no-win-no-fee parasite lawyers would take up your worthy discrimination case....