Not FJ, but at ALG we have guys arriving from 2FTS waiting up to 15 months for conversion. Number of qualifying ab initio's is not the problem. Getting them through conversion is. I bet the other groups are in a similar way.
The tap was turned full on prior to GFC with the big exit rates of SQNLDR QFI's. Unfortunately it was never really re-adjusted when separation rates dropped to 2%. We are seeing that pain now. Easy example is last years promotion board for FLTLT Pilot's to SQNLDR. Target of zero....