ARRRGH!!!--Rant

[jscwerve]

So me and my lady are traveling in June. US territories, so no passport really needed, but I figured what the hell and get it anyways cus ya never know. Get all my stuff together, go down to the passport office today and much to my surprise my birth certificate is no good. Great, they will only take a "state issued" cirtificate, not the one I have that came from the military base that I was born on in Texas. Awesome, it was good enough to be the birth certificate that I presented when I enlisted into the military, but not good enough now. Now I have to wait for Texas to send one out and get to me, and then will have to pay the extra $60 for expidited passport service. Oh ya, and I'm moving in the next 2 weeks, so who the hell knows where my letter from the satate of Texas will show up.

Thats all, just needed to vent some frustrations

Jacked up system we got.

[Zundfolge]

Don't sweat it ... you can still run for President

[TFOGGER]

Don't sweat it ... you can still run for President

[cebeu]

I've never had a birth certificate, my records supposedly burned in the hospital (all manual data in that time & place) before being archived to a legal record in my state of birth. Used my Military dependant ID and a Certificate of Baptism to acquire a passport in childhood. Used that current-at-the-time passport and same cert to enter the service in 83' and now...I just never let my passport expire. Can't, it's all I have legally.

Moral - Always renew / aquire early in the 10-year cycle. Good luck.

Oba'Mao has nuttin' on me...

[Ranger]

I've never had a birth certificate, my records supposedly burned in the hospital (all manual data in that time & place) before being archived to a legal record in my state of birth. Used my Military dependant ID and a Certificate of Baptism to acquire a passport in childhood. Used that current-at-the-time passport and same cert to enter the service in 83' and now...I just never let my passport expire. Can't, it's all I have legally.

Moral - Always renew / aquire early in the 10-year cycle. Good luck.

Oba'Mao has nuttin' on me...

Are you from Kenya too?

[ChunkyMonkey]

Are you from Kenya too?

He looks indonesian to me.

[roberth]

Don't sweat it ... you can still run for President

If you're vetted by Democraps you can BE president.

[jerrymrc]

I need to get a copy of mine. I have had a military ID since 1980 and I let my last passport expire a few years ago. Started thinking about doing some traveling and know I need it.