Long time lurker... thanks to all of you providing informational posts; for the remainder a special thank you for the entertainment.

Thankfully, the current wait (at least for the 200) isn't anywhere near 5 months... my wait times were:

2 months between ground and oral
1 week between oral and sims
3 weeks between sims and differences sims (currently waiting)

Rumor has me expecting little to no wait for IOE.

The gap is definitely closing since the July guys are right on our heals. I would be surprised if todays new hire sat for much more than a month. It isn't exactly in the company's best interest for us to be sitting at home and not contributing.