I received my permit this past Friday (March 16th). Applied on October 12th and received my "preliminary approval" on February 8th (119 days). It said that they wouldn't accept my military training because it was more than 2 years old. Completed the training on March 7th and mailed the certification on the 8th. Received the permit eight days from when I mailed the training certifications. Total time about 155 days...