SMOE, Do you know if their doing away with IFS all together, or just exempting those who have a certain amount of hours? I was actually looking forward to sharpening some skills (for free) before UPT.
I know a few guys that are in the same boat as you. You should be able to make it but there isn't much room for hiccups in the process. After MEPS it took me about 3 weeks to get a FC1 date. (non-prior/no waivers) Then add on around 3 weeks of a heads up on your dates, plus however long it takes to get results back...and pray nothing goes wrong in the process.