You're military experience counts as a recognised apprenticeship. Just fill out the log book with 12 months experience on civvy aircraft, send it to the caa with your testamonial and hey presto, a B1.3 license! No need to prove you can wirelock etc. If you can get a type rating course in this time, even better. Just make sure you have a good variety of jobs on the type in question to get it on your license straight away. The whole process is very straight forward. Any more questions don't hesitate to ask. Quite a few of us were in he same position not so long ago. Hope this helps.