The perils of Bureaucracy

So the psychological rollercoaster continues. After my instructor assured me last Saturday that I would be ready to do my final check ride and exam on Friday he then pushed it back to Saturday when he realised he had forgotten to teach me something. So. I turn up on Saturday all mentally prepared and the exam doesn't get past 5 minutes.

Here in the USA your pilots medical doubles as your student pilot licence and the Dr who examined me when I arrived was responsible for its issuance.The examiner(Chief Flying instructor at the school) looks at my student pilot licence and notes that the birth date on it says 02/03/65 as the Dr issued.

Examiner - Err when is your birthday ?

Me - Err, March 2 1965 (Yes I know. Getting old)

Examiner - Well on this document it says 02/03/65 which in any country but this one would be correct. According to this document then your birthday is February 3rd, 1965 and that is what the Dr has input into the system. To enable us to even get started we need to have the right birthday in the system. So I'm afraid you will have to wait until Monday and get the Dr to change the certificate and put the correct birth date into the system

Me - (initially relatively restrained) Well that's a hassle. How bout we just do the exam now with the check ride and we do the admin on Monday ?

Examiner - No can do. I'm sorry it is totally out of my control

Me - (not so restrained) So you are telling me that I have been enrolled and flying at this school for a month with an illegal document ?

Examiner - Yes you could say that and I'm not sure how that has happened which is something I will have to look into.

I cant even begin to type what I said next. So Monday it is. Supposedly.

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