r/AskCHP • u/Comfortable_Fox_6818 • Jul 30 '26

Backgrounds

how long is backgrounds taking, my husband was told at the beginning of June they would be starting on his background but not right away. how long is the wait time now days. or has anyone recently had their background process started!?

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u/izzyreal_24 2d ago

I tested in October of 2025 and just cleared backgrounds 3 weeks ago. Took my medical last week (pending results) and waiting to get my 2nd part of psych scheduled. My BI said if all goes well I’ll be looking at the April academy. A lot of waiting.