Wow, up here in liberal land Maryland, I went to get new plates for a used car.
I needed to provide proof of release of lien.
Trip one-”We don’t accept fax copies”
Trip two-”I’m not opening the sealed envelope” and “the bank filled it out wrong”
Long story short, 9 hours, 200 miles driven and 4 trips to make a simple transaction.
It’s crazy...I used to travel a hell of a lot in my job. Many, many times to military posts and bases. For a visitor (real American) they want to know everything about you. Did you send in a clearance? Do you have your insurance papers? Do you have a drivers license, birth certificate, your Subway card and lord knows what else.
Then you have to sit down and wait for your ‘sponsor’ to come down to the center and sign his life away for you.
Meanwhile, any Abdul or Omar can walk in and say he wants to go to the personnel employment center and gets a pass straight away. It is insane...just pure insane.