Originally Posted by tomgoodman

You used to be able to get a commercial license based on military flight time.
The T-38 or F-15 would be "airplane multiengine land (limited to centerline thrust)". F-16 would be "airplane single engine land". No type rating unless there were a civilian equivalent to the military airplane. C-130 time equated to "airplane multiengine land" with an L-100 type rating. C/KC/EC-135 got a B707/B720 type rating, etc.
Don't know if the FAA still does it this way.