Originally Posted by tnkrdrvr

The transition to the heavy or fighter/bomber tracks in UPT pretty much killed guys going from heavies to fighters. There have been some cross flow boards since then, but they targeted the guys who went heavies out of 38s due to a lack of fighter pipeline spots. The AF has decided that setting up a special course just to convert heavy pilots into IFF grads is cost prohibitive due to the limited time to recoup the investment. I’ve heard rumblings that the T-1 may be retired and a single track system reestablished. That would return a great deal of flexibility to how we manage pilots. However, the USAF is very good at never missing a chance to miss a chance.