VinRouge - exactly. The whole Military Accreditation scheme was intended to be a recruiting and retention incentive.
Article 9 of the post-comitology version of part-FCL (still to be debated by the European Parliament who, it is clear, do not hold EASA in particularly high regard) states:
The knowledge, experience and skill gained in military service shall be given credit for the relevant requirements of Annex 1 in accordance with the elements of a credit report established by the Member State in consultation with the Agency.
'Shall' is a mandatory requirement. In other words, the UK will be required under EU law to facilitate this accreditation. The 'credit report' is the item which 22Gp and the CAA must agree upon; it is vital that this report is generous as, if it isn't, the accreditation won't be worth people staying around for.
Historically the RAF has been far too conservative with regard to military knowledge, experience and skill accreditation, so it behoves 22Gp to buck that trend if they expect anyone to stick around.....