Wingnut C-17,
Don't really disagree with you, but, there is precedence for military IP leading to a civil instructor certificate. The old Letter of Operational Authority (LOOA, old FAA "CFI/designee" for military warbirds, like a type rating+) was a two year letter that was issued based on your experience, in most cases, military IP time like my case. I believe that most anyone who really wants to go out and use the CFI will take it seriously and do more study. If not, they will not likely renew in 24 months anyway. If they do, an opportunity to go to a real course (even online ones give them exposure) I presently have no CFI, but am a 121 type rated instructor on the DC-8, had the LOOA civil conversion to Authorized Instructor that expires just like a CFI, and maintained in the same fashion. It forced me to get into the regs and paperwork. I would like the "full" CFI from my military IP experience and the fact that my AI is a seperate certificate and maintained just like the CFI certificate.