April Applications

[ericsu19]

I am here with you as well Hang in there

[The_Vigilante]

I am also still waiting......and waiting......and waiting. Heather was supposed to have some good news for me Friday, August 22nd but I never heard from her despite sending her an email and leaving her a voice mail. I think someone here in my county is playing games with my application delaying it. Anyway I will be breathin' fire when I call Monday morning.

[ABN556]

I am also still waiting......and waiting......and waiting. Heather was supposed to have some good news for me Friday, August 22nd but I never heard from her despite sending her an email and leaving her a voice mail. I think someone here in my county is playing games with my application delaying it. Anyway I will be breathin' fire when I call Monday morning.

I hear you. I sent them a nasty e-mail on Friday asking how they could possibly explain new applicants from May and June getting their cards long before April applicants. It makes no sense at all.

[sprmx199]

I'm still here also guys, sad that everyone ahead of us is getting their plastic and we still have to wait .

[The_Vigilante]

Well, I finally got some good news today. Called in for my weekly status check and spoke to Will. He indicated the background checks had been completed and looked favorable. However, when I asked him how much longer I was looking at he wouldn't hazard a guess. Stated the application had to go thru a final review first and so on...... So does anyone here know how much more time I am looking at based on your experience? Thanks-finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. NOTE: Just after I added this post I received a call from Heather Brummett who advised me my license is being mailed out today. Wonders of wonders-miracles never cease. Now let's see if the USPS can do it's job and get it to me before Thanksgiving. Will keep you posted.

[XDpackinBob]

Bout time, after the fingerprint issue...Congrats

Yep USPS here does not always land where it should. It would be best if they just UPS'ed (don’t say that too fast ) them all....

[ericsu19]

Well just when I had given up they send me this.







Application Completed - license issued or certificate active
It has been a long wait but it was worth it. For the rest hang in there and good luck










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[ericsu19]

by The_Vigilante on Mon Aug 25, 2008 12:30 pm

Well, I finally got some good news today. Called in for my weekly status check and spoke to Will. He indicated the background checks had been completed and looked favorable. However, when I asked him how much longer I was looking at he wouldn't hazard a guess. Stated the application had to go thru a final review first and so on...... So does anyone here know how much more time I am looking at based on your experience? Thanks-finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. NOTE: Just after I added this post I received a call from Heather Brummett who advised me my license is being mailed out today. Wonders of wonders-miracles never cease. Now let's see if the USPS can do it's job and get it to me before Thanksgiving. Will keep you posted.









called about 2 weeks ago and they told me the same thing. I am active as of today good luck.

[plantop14]

I checked the mail box before leaving to work a couple of hours ago and lo and behold, there it was, an envelope from the State of Texas with license inside! Now for tomorrow, the IHOP and Wally walk event will take place as planned!

Final stats on time frame of entire process:
4/26 - Class Completed
4/28 - Mailed App. To DPS
4/30 - App. Rec'd By DPS
7/28 - Rec'd. PIN, Processing Application
8/21 - Application Completed - license issued or certificate active
8/25 - License In Wallet
Total days = 118 days

Good luck to the few of you Aprilites that are left waiting, your day is coming and soon!

[sprmx199]

I checked the mail box before leaving to work a couple of hours ago and lo and behold, there it was, an envelope from the State of Texas with license inside! Now for tomorrow, the IHOP and Wally walk event will take place as planned!

Final stats on time frame of entire process:
4/26 - Class Completed
4/28 - Mailed App. To DPS
4/30 - App. Rec'd By DPS
7/28 - Rec'd. PIN, Processing Application
8/21 - Application Completed - license issued or certificate active
8/25 - License In Wallet
Total days = 118 days

Good luck to the few of you Aprilites that are left waiting, your day is coming and soon!

Good for you guys , I called and checked on mine and was told that everything looked good, IF I didn't hear anything buy mid September then to CALL THEM.

[jayg0351]

I'm all done waiting 118 days and finnally done waiting. Now I hope the USPO does not delay. I have a friend who has been waiting on his showup since the 19th.

[vscott]

Well I was hoping that I would have something to report but nothing. I was asked for additional information regarding my DD-214. I retired from the AF in 1998 after 20 years of service. I have a very boring criminal record, just a couple of speeding tickets. I have held several top secret security clearances but because my DD-214 didn't specifically say "Honorable Discharge" they wanted proof. I called them on 8 August and spoke to a very kind gentleman, he told me they see that a lot and have instructed their people to ask for a copy of a retiree military ID card (heads up to those wanting to apply under special circumstances). I mailed them a copy of the card, my retirement orders and retirement certificate. Well that was almost three weeks ago and still no pin (I am sitting at 136 days and no PIN). But here is the kick in the head. My wife applied on-line on 29 Jun and received her PIN on 8 Jul. She took her CHL class on 16 Aug, her packet was received in Austin on the 21st, her status as of the 23 is Status is now Processing Application. she keeps teasing me that she will get her plastic before me. And she just might. I think I will call them tomorrow and ask them if they need additional information.

Thanks for letting me get that off my chest, I still don't feel better.

[The_Vigilante]

vscott,

By this time you should have already emailed and written Jan Coffey outlining your situation to get her involved. Have you contacted your State Rep yet? It wouldn't hurt. Sometimes you just have to get proactive with these people.

[The_Vigilante]

jg0351,

Waiting for the U.S. Post Office to deliver your license is one of the hardest parts of this game. My license was supposed to have been mailed on Monday from Austin to El Paso. You wouldn't think it would take that long, would you? And each day that it doesn't arrive you are thinking "Did the Post Office lose the letter?" They do do that unfortunately. Heather told me it could take from 7-10 business days for my license to arrive. I guess they have to say that knowing the Post Office. As for your friend who has been waiting since the 19th, was he told it was actually mailed? Sometimes there is a delay from when the status changes on the website to the time the license is actually mailed.

[texasccw]

vigilante, how long did your background checks from El Paso take? Who did you contact to get things moving? You can PM them if you dont want to post them up here. Thanks from a fellow He*ll Pasoan!