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West Virginia Commercial Driver License (CDL) Military Skills Test Waiver

West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles, CDL Unit
CDL skills test waived

West Virginia will waive the skills test part of the commercial driver license exam based on your military driving experience. You still have to take the knowledge test. School bus and passenger endorsements cannot be transferred this way.

Check eligibility

How to apply

Submit the completed Application for Military Skills Test Waiver, including certification by your commanding officer, at a West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles regional office. For help, call the DMV CDL Unit at 304-926-3801.

What you'll need

The waiver application certified by your commanding officer, and your DD214 if you have separated.

Eligibility

  • You have been licensed for at least two years on a military vehicle similar to the commercial vehicle class you are applying for
  • If you are a former service member, you were honorably discharged within six months of your application
  • You have not held more than one licence, other than a military licence
  • You have not had any licence suspended, revoked or cancelled
  • You have not been convicted of a disqualifying major offence or of more than one disqualifying serious traffic violation in any type of motor vehicle
  • You have not been convicted of violating any military, state or local traffic control law as a result of a traffic accident, and have no record of an accident in which you were at fault

Source

Official source