CBP officer

[BIGTX_LONGHORN]

Hey all,

Just wanted to give you guys a quick update. I received an email yesterday that my qualifications went through, GS-5. If only I had done better in college, would have had that GS-7, oh well...

Also, I took the BP entrance exam this week on Tuesday. I would advise that if you are more than semi-confident in your Spanish, take the Spanish portion. As I can understand Spanish almost perfectly and can read it decently, I think I should have taken that instead. I don't speak it because of lack of confidence, but it doesn't have a speaking portion, so yea. The artificial language section was kind of annoying.

On another note, any of you guys coming from city law enforcement? The PD in my city makes decent money and has good benefits. Just wanted a quick input on someone's experience with that. A PM would do, as this is a CBP thread.

Thanks!

[SHINYBADGE]

Anyone know how often they hire out of JFK airport?

[payniel]

Hello all,

I sent MHC an email the other day confirming I was back in TSU after deferring, which I am. In the email I also asked about further classes, which would seem to be the biggest holdup on hiring, since they seemingly cancelled the rest of the years classes when the sequester hit. The reply was that the class schedule is still being finalized. With the new budget and funding, I will take this to mean that the management are seeing when and how many classes they will need for the rest of the year, and hopefully once its done, we will see hiring start again. Especially since it seems CBP is basically fully funded.

[Pointman8]

Hello all,

I sent MHC an email the other day confirming I was back in TSU after deferring, which I am. In the email I also asked about further classes, which would seem to be the biggest holdup on hiring, since they seemingly cancelled the rest of the years classes when the sequester hit. The reply was that the class schedule is still being finalized. With the new budget and funding, I will take this to mean that the management are seeing when and how many classes they will need for the rest of the year, and hopefully once its done, we will see hiring start again. Especially since it seems CBP is basically fully funded.

Thanks for the update!

[Firefox]

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[Pointman8]

I was told no there would not be any further classes after the start of the May 9th class for the rest of the FY.

That's weired. Then why would they start hiring for BPA again if that's the case? It's open until May too.

[payniel]

I was told no there would not be any further classes after the start of the May 9th class for the rest of the FY.

That most likely could still be the case, or was the case. Im hoping it was the case, since the new funding bill has changed the picture a bit with DHS, and specifically CBP, getting more money than it was previously. I know that the CR just got signed, so the agency managers are still probably working out things, so time will tell. I know all after the may 9th class were originally supposed to be cancelled til fy2014. Firefox, you're in pre-academy, let us know if you hear anything will ya?

I was on the border patrol councils website(BPA union) and a post there shows a pretty good explanation of the funds, which basically have increased by roughly $300 million when compared to FY 2012, including the sequester. If CBP doesnt hire and continues with furoughs, then it is purely a political move, and it really sucks.....

That's weired. Then why would they start hiring for BPA again if that's the case? It's open until May too.

All the agencies like having full hire pools so that when they need to they can hire, even if they arent hiring anytime soon.

[Rms16]

Well wish me luck I just finished my NOPA response, I'll be sending it out on Monday. Now it's just a waiting game.

[Pointman8]

Well wish me luck I just finished my NOPA response, I'll be sending it out on Monday. Now it's just a waiting game.

Hoping for a quick response bro. Best wishes

[Rms16]

Hoping for a quick response bro. Best wishes

Thanks Pointman8 greatly appreciated. Im hoping for a quick response as well, been waiting in this process for so long hopefully this is the final step. I do have a really good feeling about it.

[Pointman8]

Thanks Pointman8 greatly appreciated. Im hoping for a quick response as well, been waiting in this process for so long hopefully this is the final step. I do have a really good feeling about it.

That's great. I had a good feeling about it too. I knew what I had to explain was very possible to win. The wait is so nerve racking though.
Hopefully we get to go to FLETC together man. Lord willing

[payniel]

Interesting read, that helps explain the budget stuff.

http://www.hstoday.us/focused-topics...-staffing.html

Just goes to show that if they dont hire, or stop the furloughs, then it will merely be a political stunt by the agency administrators.

http://dhs.nteu.org/LegUpdates/Update.aspx?ID=1838

That one is a memo from the Pres for NTEU, indicating what should mean more hiring and hopefully lessened furloughs too.

And btw, I know this is a saturday night posting, but i dont work a regular schedule, no such things as weekends for me.

[66Pony]

Thanks Pointman8 greatly appreciated. Im hoping for a quick response as well, been waiting in this process for so long hopefully this is the final step. I do have a really good feeling about it.

"Waiting in this process for so long"?! Seriously though, good luck with your response. You may or may not hear anything though, as I've already stated before. Doesn't mean anything bad though (see below!).

I DID hear something today! Yes, I know, on a Saturday!!! I was at work and I got a call on my cell. It was the assigned investigator for my BI update. He advised they had just sent him my file and he needed to meet with me ASAP. He said he was instructed to expedite it! If I had to choose between it being good news or bad......I DEFINITELY choosing GOOD!!!!

[Rms16]

"Waiting in this process for so long"?! Seriously though, good luck with your response. You may or may not hear anything though, as I've already stated before. Doesn't mean anything bad though (see below!).

I DID hear something today! Yes, I know, on a Saturday!!! I was at work and I got a call on my cell. It was the assigned investigator for my BI update. He advised they had just sent him my file and he needed to meet with me ASAP. He said he was instructed to expedite it! If I had to choose between it being good news or bad......I DEFINITELY choosing GOOD!!!!

Sounds like great news to me! You been waiting since 2008 which is a very long time, but I'm no spring chicken over here haha. I'm very suprised they called on a Saturday, but then again I met my investigator on a Saturday afternoon at my apartment.

[Firefox]

That's weired. Then why would they start hiring for BPA again if that's the case? It's open until May too.

The running of Tests for Border Patrol doesnt have anything to do with actual hiring, the tests are purely to keep a pipeline of qualified applicants in the hopper for when hiring is approved. Keep in mind if hiring is suspended for the rest of the FY that means only a 6 month stopage