Mad Jock
I am lost. The question was wether you can or can not count the trainings hours for the imc rating towards the CBM ir, not what it takes for you to get current. This with respect to your remark about the pre jar era.
getting a sep rating back should be nothing more than a proficiency check.
mep you should still be?
For FI I have no idea but I think your assumption is wrong as your experience will count or may be used on special request to waive certain requirements.