I'm the OP. My Catch 22 as originally explained, but ironically things may be OK, as is. Now catch this...
As a CA resident I need a non-commercial Class A license to tow my 5th wheel that has a GVWR of over 15,000#. Until I am so licensed I can get a CA learner's permit to tow it as long as I have a driver with me that is licensed to tow it. Turns out, my significant other has a driver license from another state that doesn't require any special license in order to tow my fiver, so, she's licensed to tow my fiver as well as acting as my shotgun when I tow it using my learner's permit! Huh? What? According to someone at the CA DMV with whom I spoke this plan would work.
It strikes me as bass-ackwards, cart-before-the-horse in typical government fashion. While, as a result of me passing the CA non-commerical written test for the learner's permit (which I have yet to do) I theoretically might be the more qualified to tow the fiver, my girlfriend who will not have taken that test will be overseeing me as I drive. Government... gotta love it. All this argues for a national driver license system, IMHO.
Meanwhile, as previously explained, although I live in CA I'll be picking up my new fiver in Oregon and also driving to Washington before returning to CA. It appears that neither Oregon or Washington have restrictions on me being able to tow my fiver with my Class C CADL. In other words, I don't need a CA Class A non-commercial to tow up there and as long as my girlfriend is with me and I have a CA learners permit I can drive down here. Once we return to CA she can also ride shotgun with me to the road test to finalize my Class A Non-Commercial... Phew...
