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"...ex-mil (ATCOs) should be able to shave six to eight months off the normal time to gain a single validation."
History has not been kind to experianced ATCOs trying to validate (or re-validate) at LATCC and there is little reason to suppose the situation will be any different at LACC. I believe a good case can be made for "short courses" prior to posting to an operational unit but once there all trainees should be treated equally. That is , requiring the same level of performance during training rather than expecting one individual to out perform others. The only argument for queue jumping a senior ATCO over T&Ds is that he/she earns more and should be made to be productive as soon as possible.
The real authority on this topic would be an ex-mil or airfield ATCO who has gone through the current system to validate at LACC. Are there any out there and how much of the training that you did could be left out?