Well, my permit finally showed up in the mail today after dropping off my firearms training certificate Monday. It took 4 months. I will say now that I probably would take the firearms course before submitting the paperwork. It probably would have saved me a month or so. Looking forward to "trying it out" later today. Thanks to all on this forum who helped with the questions.
I have a Blackhawk Serpa that I like a lot, but for cc, I ordered a Crossbreed Supertuck a few days ago. Once that comes in, I'll be set!