Rob, as a fellow Brit that would be fantastic to get DM for PA very soon. Congratulations to you and your family, hope you get PPR very soon
Cheers mate, its a long and frustrating process as there are more complicated applications that sometimes progress quicker but ultimately, i think its the luck of the draw as to who is overseeing your application. Best of luck to you and your family and if you have any other questions as to my progress, please don't hesitate to ask.
I see you're ex-military which is awesome but fingers crossed that doesn't hold up the background check side. One of my mates here is from Wales and was in the navy and his PR application took a LONG time because of the additional checks that had to be made in all the countries he toured. Fingers crossed for you mate!