Kyle L wrote:I put my packet in the mail on February 5th. My status changed to "Pending Manufacturing" yesterday morning. I have a clean record...you can blame 2 things for the processing time. First, the amount of applications being processed is way up and the FBI check is taking a long time due to the government having to "cutback" since they are to stupid to pass a sensible budget.
Wow. My wife has the same scenario. Mailed items like Feb 4th or Feb 5th, online site still shows "Pending background check" and she has an absolutely flawless record. Good for you, though!