Welcome! My wife and I finally escaped in 2017 to a rural area of Kent county ...you’ll be in Kent county which when applying for your concealed carry license is notably faster than new castle county, regardless of your employment. When I did mine (just to have one) it was 1 month from drop off to my mailbox, and my wife in the midst of “renewal season” was 2 months. Friends in N.C. County averaged 4-6 months a couple 7-8 months.