Border Patrol Agent

[Viperscope33]

Hello everybody and congrats to all of you getting that awesome EOD call, my time line is very similar to those of you that applied back in jul of 2010. I too got a call a week ago but it was for the dreaded "POLY", i went in there as confident as could be telling nothing but the truth. Poly start time 9 am end time 5 pm, 8 hours of repeat and repeat and hearing things such as theres something your hiding. At the end of the day he said my results were inconclusive that i had supposid reactions to a few stupid questions. He then stated that he would call me back when he "had time" to retest. Any body have any input on this? A few people ive talked too say most likely i will never hear back from this guy...

[bryanburcham]

Why would some of you apply for the new annoucement if you already applied before?

[rprieto520]

[QUOTE=avalon42;2834717]

It's open right now. Get your app in.

LOL sorry i thought you meant clling people for the TSU. im already in and done with the BI waiting to here from the office.

[Allistar]

Why would some of you apply for the new annoucement if you already applied before?

There are many reasons, some withdrew voluntarily while some were dq'ed from the process with the notion that they can reapply after 6 months (I believe). Yeah, looks like people applying now are in for a long wait.

[LastSamurai]

Just got the call:

Yuma Station
EOD: 08/22
Orientation in El Paso, TX 08/24
Academy Start Date 08/29

Being that I have a wife, kids and own a house in San Diego this is the absolute worst station I couldve gotten a call for lol. Tucson woulda been fine...San Diego woulda been fine...smack dab in the middle I'm not sure if I can do it. Gonna take the weekend to discuss things with the wife before I accept.

[zkostrze]

Just got the call:

Yuma Station
EOD: 08/22
Orientation in El Paso, TX 08/24
Academy Start Date 08/29

Being that I have a wife, kids and own a house in San Diego this is the absolute worst station I couldve gotten a call for lol. Tucson woulda been fine...San Diego woulda been fine...smack dab in the middle I'm not sure if I can do it. Gonna take the weekend to discuss things with the wife before I accept.

Congrats on the call. I hope you are able to work something out but if you're not, feel free to give them my number...I'll take it in a heartbeat!

[LastSamurai]

Congrats on the call. I hope you are able to work something out but if you're not, feel free to give them my number...I'll take it in a heartbeat!

LOL! I know right.

Its just allot to plan in such a short period of time. Im sure I will get it figured out this weekend.

[TheKansan]

Just got the call:

Yuma Station
EOD: 08/22
Orientation in El Paso, TX 08/24
Academy Start Date 08/29

Being that I have a wife, kids and own a house in San Diego this is the absolute worst station I couldve gotten a call for lol. Tucson woulda been fine...San Diego woulda been fine...smack dab in the middle I'm not sure if I can do it. Gonna take the weekend to discuss things with the wife before I accept.

Sorry to hear that. Did you ask them about waiting for a location in your geographic preference?

[Ranger175]

Spent a month Yuma and wasn't a fan. Good luck with your decision. I second the Kansan question.

[Leohopefull90]

WOW the new announcement does not look like its going to move as fast as last years. Hope they give old testers with an old score some fast track.

[LastSamurai]

Spent a month Yuma and wasn't a fan. Good luck with your decision. I second the Kansan question.

I dont mind Yuma...I grew up going to Glamis and Gorden's Well every weekend...its more a matter of logistics and what do I do with my townhouse and where does my wife work lol.

[zkostrze]

Just got a call from my background investigator. He says that we have to meet again to make some corrections to my paperwork because of some changes that were made in the requirements of BI's...says he will make the changes and I just have to initial on the "X".

Back to the waiting game...

[dghai62]

damn i been checking the site by the hour and it is still on system maintenance. i wonder when will i be able to apply

[o2force]

this is the absolute worst station I couldve gotten a call for

Yuma is actually one of the better locations to be stationed in the Border Patrol. I think you might have a a skewed idea of what living conditions in the Border Patrol are.

There are anomolies, like San Diego and Tucson, but the majority of stations are in small, middle of nowhere, towns.

Here is a quick, but not complete, list of stations that are worse places to live:

Boulevard - SDC
El Centro - ELC
Calexico - ELC
Blythe - YUM
Ajo - TUC
Nogales - TUC (this is debatable, you could commute 45 minutes from green valley)
Sonoita - TUC (also a long commute from green valley)
Wilcox - TUC
Douglas - TUC
Deming - ELP
Lordsburg - ELP
Truth or Consequences - ELP
Almogordo - ELP
Sierra Blanca - MAR
Van Horn - MAR
Marfa - MAR
Alpine - MAR
Presidio - MAR
Big Bend - MAR
Sanderson - MAR
Compstock - DEL
Del Rio - Del
Bracketteville - DEL
Eagle Pass - DEL
Eagle Pass South - DEL
Carrizo Springs - DEL

I haven't even included Laredo and Rio Grand Valley sectors, but I think you get my point.



I stopped because I am tired of typing.

Clearly, it is your decision whether or not to accept a duty station, but be prepared to accept a station in a less then desireable place

[avalon42]

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