Can military personnel obtain a driver's license?
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Military personnel can obtain a driver's license. Below is relevant information about obtaining a driver's license in the military: Requirements for obtaining a driver's license in the military: Each military-level unit (and even some division or brigade-level units) has a driver training team (or battalion). Soldiers can obtain a driver's license (military license, Class B), but the number of spots allocated to each unit every year is limited, so competition is usually fierce. Driving in the military requires a military driver's license. After discharge, soldiers must exchange their military license for a civilian one if they wish to drive. Learning to drive in the military is free. If assigned to a motorized unit or participating in driver training during service, soldiers can learn to drive. Requirements for military vehicle use: Those who hold a military or armed police force driver's license or a foreign driver's license and meet the application requirements can apply for a corresponding type of civilian driver's license.
I'm quite clear about this. Not only can military personnel obtain driver's licenses, but the procedures are even more standardized than civilian ones. According to the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses," soldiers can take the civilian driver's license test at the local vehicle management office with certification from their regiment-level or higher unit. I've encountered many trainees who concentrated on learning to drive during their leave, and the military even organizes unified training sessions. However, their military driver's licenses only permit them to drive military vehicles; to convert to a civilian license, they must go to the vehicle management office for an exchange. There's a little-known detail: when armored vehicle soldiers retire and transfer to civilian licenses, their driving experience can actually be counted because they've already handled tanks on training grounds.
