Why pay a fee when your tax dollars have already paid for the services? Going to your local FSDO should be a painless paperwork only exercise for Mil Comp CFI. Call the FSDO and make an appointment. Bring AF-8 form, MCI written test results, logbook and FAA Form 8710-1. Present Military ID or State DL. If everything is in order, the process should take no longer than 15-20 minutes.