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@edscoble
Kind of.
Some of them have license but never even recieve lesson let alone done a theory test (uncommon mind).
My grandfather is one example, he was a mechanic in the Army stationed in Africa back in the 50's after the war, The Sergeant don't like the idea that there's a mechanic in his base who never drove a car before in his life let alone sat in the driving seat, so he gave him a key to an army truck, told him to take it out, and come back once he got the hang of it.
He took the truck, drove around the desert figuring out what's what, after he got the hang of it, he drove back to the army base and the Sergeant gave him a license.
(before flaming start, he's a very careful driver, he's a cyclists all his life until his 30's when he start driving a car, never had an accident as far as I know).