MARLIN-- I just took a peek at the Virgina-DMV website https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/dmvnet/...hase/intro.asp and they have a wide variety of background plates to choose from; however, some plates are limited by the number of characters due to the background artwork with only 6 characters. Still some are available with a full 7 characters; for example; their awesome looking "Scenic Autumn" version (with leafy border background) will accept a full 7 characters and would be a perfect artwork choice for your tanned VX.
I tried inputting various personalized vanity plate choices on the on-line website using the "Scenic Autumn" background (with 7 characters) and they all came up as "already taken"; which is total BS because some examples I tried surely would be available, so there must be a computer glitch with the on-line website service.
My best advice is to call the Virginia-DMV at (804) 497-7100 and talk to a live human being actually manning a DMV computer terminal and see if the vanity plate of "MILSPEC" is available.
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