Thank you for your help johnhkg, the answer in this forum is also unclear.

Basically, no one really knows how to interpret the fact that only the member of the armed forces is listed as active or retired but most people seem to recommend to find another referee to stay on the safe side.

Dear all, I have been browsing the Internet for a while and am getting a bit confused reading contradictory informations on who can be a referee as I suspect some of the information is too old. My question is: The AN guide states that one referee must be a professional person of any nationality and ...