This post is very familiar with one i have been digesting earlier today infct 3 pages long of reply to your question;
I gave you this information today;
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Please spare a thought for jacquie who does a sterling voluntary job in processing over 20 000 applications each year which generally take 1 week to turnround. You do the maths and work out how many forms that is processed each week (And please do not assume that each application is perfect, I am lead to believe there is frequently problems with the cheques supplied which adds to the administration burden and cost ! )
BRCA membership has been available since mid october - if you are not sure what your local club is doing then you can join direct to guarantee getting your card asap as clubs operate different systems for processing the applications.