OAP.
Military aircraft don't have to obey normal civilian rules just because they are in civilian airspace. I'm not suggesting that it is done casually, but there are many reasons for different rules.
PK as I'm sure you are aware from your name, RAs are triggered around military aircraft a lot. I operated a military type with TCAS, and to have obeyed RAs would have been dangerous on many occasions in theatre.
TA,
I quite agree. I was merely giving an example of why the caveats are there. In my opinion TCAS should be linked to autopilot in all civil aircraft.
TCAS is excellent at what it was designed to do, but it is a simple system and limited in scope. That is why there will always be the caveats with this current system.