Originally Posted by
Otterbox
IUT flights will take a lower priority than advancing Xs in general. During the T-34 fleet downing and T-6B transition you saw long delays in FITU completion timeline as aircraft and Xs were devoted to attempting to clear the backlog of students. Probably 6 months of IUT wouldn't be outside of the realm of possibility once the jets start flying again.
IUTs will be a priority once training begins due to the low number of qualified IPs.
There's a pretty good understanding in the jet VTs that one IUT X today will get you 2-3 Xs once they're qualled.