DB
I have no doubt that the two instructors I have referred to could pass a competency check but would you really want somebody in your team that one day might be the subject of some difficult questions about 'integrity' - or is that a dirty word these days?
Clearly there is more to those stories and I would be happy to oblige in a PM should you feel the need.
Maybe you are also using your experience in UK as a reference - UK is not perfect but look again at the Transparency International Map and try to imagine what it's like in countries where licenses and rating can - one way or another - be bought.
My guess is that it's a lot more difficult for a 'fraudster' to hide in the military and with the diminishing influence of the military content in our industry then the propensity for fraud will grow methinks.
G.