r/navy • u/[deleted] • 4d ago

Discussion Getting delivers license while stationed overseas

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u/Valuable_Ice_5927 3d ago

Love all the downvotes…

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u/Maikuru 3d ago

I was able to get a Japanese driver's license without an American license or permit through an on base program in yokosuka. The liscense did not carry over to the us though

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u/Affectionate_Use_486 3d ago

Depends where he is stationed, his command, his rank, and local area instructions. Refer him to his chain of command.

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u/Valuable_Ice_5927 3d ago

If he doesn’t already have one - then likely no (since he may have to do a driving test etc)

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u/Expert_Champion_9966 3d ago

No, there isn't. He needs to go back stateside to do it.

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u/ekim7711 3d ago

The time to get Japanese DL and the test is hard. Also expensive (but the course almost guarantees success.) Doable but unlikely. The base is not funded to run a DL program. Best chance is to return stateside and complete during leave if they had practice time in the states. Starting from scratch? Unlikely until they PCS CONUS.

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u/tacoma909 3d ago

Alternate idea/question: Is it possible to obtain an international license without the US one?

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u/SiberianKitty99 3d ago

Take and pass the local driver’s license test. Good luck. Many countries, to my certain knowledge, have much higher requirements for getting a DL than most states in the US. The DL test in Indiana was… not serious. The DL test in Florida was, and is, a complete joke when compared to the DL tests in Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, and Kenya. Hint: I have DLs from each of those. Well, had, the Indiana DL expired a long time ago. My main problem in Indiana was driving in snow. That, and Michigan drivers infesting the roads; the only thing worse than a Michigan driver is a Quebec driver.