Washington Veteran Designation on a Driver License

The designation. RCW 46.20.161(4) lets a veteran as defined in RCW 41.04.007 obtain a veteran designation by providing a VA identification card or proof of service letter, a DD-214 or DD-215 or an NGB-22 establishing service and a qualifying discharge as defined in RCW 73.04.005, or a retiree's uniformed services ID card. The Department of Licensing lists the qualifying characterizations: an honorable discharge; a general under honorable conditions discharge; an other than honorable discharge "with proof of eligibility for monetary benefits from the federal Veterans Affairs"; or any discharge whose only reason was sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. A letter from WDVA also serves. Add it online through License Express or at a licensing office. The fee. "If you're only getting your veteran's designation, it is free." Adding endorsements, changing a name or address, or renewing at the same time carries the usual fees, so the cheapest moment to add it is a change you were making anyway, or on its own. Active duty. A Washington license stays valid through active service and for 90 days after discharge, whatever its printed expiration date, when carried with a military ID and a DOL authorization card. The card is for armed forces members on active duty, Guard and reserve members called to active duty for 180 days or more, and a spouse, domestic partner or dependant living with them. A commercial license is the exception: federal rules cap a CDL at eight years, so an expired CDL must be renewed in Washington at full cost. The commercial license waiver. RCW 46.25.060(2)(b) lets the Department waive the skills test and the training course, and for current or former service members the knowledge test too, for an applicant who meets 49 C.F.R. 383.77. The Department's page: a Washington resident with "2+ years' experience driving commercial vehicles as part of their military job" who is "currently active or within 12 months of an honorable discharge" applies on the military CDL waiver application signed by the commanding officer, with a DD-214 or NGB-22 and the military motor vehicle operator's ID card showing the equipment driven, to [email protected]; a DOT physical and the issuance fees still apply. A Washington licensee serving outside the state can also add a motorcycle endorsement without returning. There is no disability rating anywhere in this entry.