no, in FAR it states that one needs 3h with CFII within two months before check ride, 40h of IFR of which 15 should be on helicopter, or something like that... and I have in my logbook 180h of IFR (transferred from military logbook)
why would I do FAA IR and ATP if I have to pay 55000E just to get JAR IR...
then I would just stay in military, I love flying and I fly, but I will not pay to fly...
someday my country will need civil helicopter pilots for HEMS, and then government will realize what they have done when they blocked military pilots in obtaining civil licenses. then they will need to find a way to license us or they will need to hire foreign pilots.
it will be in hard to explain that because they have 50 retired military pilots who use to do that till yesterday, pilot in early forties, with all theoretical knowledge, with all experiences, but no licenses...