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CDL Written and Skills Waivers on One Form

West Virginia handles both CDL military waivers on a single form, CDL-ST-WVR: EVEN EXCHANGE, which is MOS-specific and waives the WRITTEN AND SKILLS tests, and the SKILLS TEST WAIVER for qualified military commercial motor vehicle experience. The detailed eligibility conditions were NOT ESTABLISHED from the sources reviewed — the DMV publishes the form index rather than the criteria. Ask the DMV which route your specialty and experience fit before booking any test.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

West Virginia handles both CDL military waivers on a single form, CDL-ST-WVR: EVEN EXCHANGE, which is MOS-specific and waives the WRITTEN AND SKILLS tests, and the SKILLS TEST WAIVER for qualified military commercial motor vehicle experience. The detailed eligibility conditions were NOT ESTABLISHED from the sources reviewed — the DMV publishes the form index rather than the criteria. Ask the DMV which route your specialty and experience fit before booking any test.

What it's worth: Skills test waived; written test too on the MOS even-exchange route

  • FORM CDL-ST-WVR covers both routes.
  • EVEN EXCHANGE is MOS-SPECIFIC and waives the WRITTEN AND SKILLS tests.
  • The SKILLS TEST WAIVER is based on qualified military commercial motor vehicle experience.
  • DETAILED ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS ARE NOT ESTABLISHED from the sources reviewed — the DMV publishes a form index rather than criteria.
  • We have deliberately not imported another state's conditions.
  • Ask the DMV which route fits your specialty and experience before booking any test.

Who is entitled to it

  • You serve or served in the U.S. armed forces.
  • You drove heavy vehicles in service.
  • West Virginia commercial licensing.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Ask the DMV for form CDL-ST-WVR and for the eligibility criteria that go with it.
  2. 2Ask specifically whether your MOS is on the even-exchange list — that route removes the written test too.
  3. 3Gather your driving records and any commanding-officer certification before you separate.
  4. 4Do not assume a particular window after discharge; West Virginia has not published one where we could read it.
  5. 5Budget for the ordinary CDL fees and medical certification.
Form
CDL-ST-WVR, WV Division of Motor Vehicles
File with
West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles
Documents you will need
dd214
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.
Known gapWe know the form exists and which two routes it serves; we do not know the conditions. Publishing another state's window here would be a guess dressed as a fact.

Sources

This finder provides an informational match, not a government eligibility determination. The responsible agency decides your application.