Ohio Commercial Driver License Testing Waivers

Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), Ohio Department of Public Safety

Knowledge and skills tests waived under Even Exchange, or the skills test waived under the Military Skills Test waiver

Ohio can waive commercial driver license testing based on your military driving experience. The Even Exchange program waives both the knowledge and the skills test if you worked in a qualifying military occupational specialty in the past year: Army 88M, 92F or 14T; Air Force 2T1, 2F0 or 3E2; Marine Corps 3531; or Navy EO. If you do not hold one of those specialties, the Military Skills Test waiver drops just the skills test if you were licensed in the last year on a military vehicle similar to the class you are applying for. Transfers of school bus and passenger endorsements are not allowed.

Check eligibility

How to apply

Submit the completed application, including the certification signed by your commanding officer, at an Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles Driver Exam Station. For more information, call 844-644-6268.

What you'll need

The completed Application for Skills Test Waiver Military Exception with your commanding officer’s certification, and documentation of your military occupational specialty or of the military vehicle you were licensed on.

Eligibility

You are serving in the U.S. Armed Forces or separated within the past year
You worked in the past year in one of the qualifying military occupational specialties for the Even Exchange program, or you were licensed in the last year on a military vehicle similar to the commercial class you are applying for
You have not held more than one license, other than a military license, in the past two years
You have had no license suspended, revoked or cancelled in the past two years
You have no convictions for disqualifying major offenses or more than one conviction for a disqualifying serious traffic violation in any type of motor vehicle, and no conviction for a military, state or local traffic control violation resulting from an at-fault accident

Source

Official source

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