Well it's been said before but I'll say it again. Yes the delivery of the aircraft is a great success. Name me any other piece of major military hardware that has been delivered on time, let alone ahead of time.
The major problem was the contract for the training package, with holes in it big enough to drive a bus through. Additionally the full mission simulator was approximately 18 months to 2 years late in coming on line. This forms such a large part of the training package, especially the tactical side of things, that squadron conversion training cannot go ahead without it.
The first squadron should start their training this year. After that, as you will probably know SASLess, that squadron, aircrew and groundcrew, will require workup training at Troop/Flight level and then Squadron/Company level.
OK, there are 20 odd QHI/IPs trained on the aircraft, but they are trained to taech other people how to fly it. They haven't done any intensive tactical training. Even if they did take some to the Gulf. Who would then train the crews back here. That would further delay the Operational Ready date.
You don't run before you can walk or try and hover on you first helicopter lesson.