Not remotely true: revocation is the end of the certificate: the pilot certification is no more. There is nothing to get back.

If a pilot wishes to gain airman certification again, he or she must go through all the steps to earn a pilot certificate. He or she is not getting his old certificate back. It is gone. It will not be reinstated.

That is not the same as a suspension, in which case pilot privileges are suspended for a period of time. A revocation is a complete loss of certification. It can't be reinstated or renewed. A new pilot certificate must be earned again.

The pilot's record does not go away.

I vaguely remember quite a few years ago a Captain had his license revoked for not realizing his F/O was drunk. Total B.S. I think it was the union or someone else paid for all his ratings. Since this was before the 1500 hour rule he got back to flying commercially pretty quickly.

While you have to redo all tests, endorsements, and any required dual-received for signoff within X number of days, you do not have to rebuild all of your aeronautical experience. They shred your certs, not your logbook.

Update; 6 months in Club Fed. Trevor Jacob is now a convicted felon.

Christmas, it seems, comes early.