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Does anyone here know, how long an application could take for a Soldier? I'm Active duty Army, so my application was free,
I have a US Secret clerance, no criminal history, no divorce, no child support ect...my DL is from Humble Texas wich is in Harris county but i work in Ft. Hood which is in Bell county thas also where I took my class!
DPS recieved my application DEC 10, but since I did this thru the mail I dont have a PIN!

Thanks..

They send you a PIN at some point. I can't answer your other questions.

I'm told the process is the same for everyone. I too was hoping for some expeditious treatment due to having already been through a full FBI security clearance. No dice. 60 days will happen for me on the 22nd.

Sorry, there is no rush for the Military Folks. We do get the fee's waived, which is real nice.

Best of luck, it looks as if one of the first November Apps just got his license. ( 37 days) So if your going to hang out and wait, grab a chair in the waiting room. This site is awesome, alot of good people here.

bridge wrote:I'm told the process is the same for everyone. I too was hoping for some expeditious treatment due to having already been through a full FBI security clearance. No dice. 60 days will happen for me on the 22nd.

The FBI check is not the delay. They have one trooper doing the local checks for all of Houston. Population 2 million.

well i guess i wont be in country when my application is finalized, deploying to Iraq on Jan 12!!

ssglara wrote:well i guess i wont be in country when my application is finalized, deploying to Iraq on Jan 12!!

Thank you for your service ssglara!
Be safe. Anyway, I don't think that Texas has reciprocity with Iraq.

AWB09 wrote:

bridge wrote:I'm told the process is the same for everyone. I too was hoping for some expeditious treatment due to having already been through a full FBI security clearance. No dice. 60 days will happen for me on the 22nd.

The FBI check is not the delay. They have one trooper doing the local checks for all of Houston. Population 2 million.

I know...I wonder how many folks Galveston has working their background check requests. It would be nice if DPS could utilize the information gathered not more than a year ago (at the expense of the tax payer no less) and use that to approve the license rather than have to wait on the locals and repeat what has already been done(and continually updated). Besides, that govt check was a great deal more thorough than anything the DPS could do. It asked for all previous addresses. The first one I put down was "womb"

The price is right but it doesn't seem to help speed it up.

I know I didn't get any kind of a "push" when I got mine back in '07. I had to wait the same time to get mine that everyone else (non-military) did.

You keep your head down and stay safe while deployed. Stay safe.