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merlin436

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Last Activity: 08-16-2018, 08:02 PM

Joined: 03-29-2005

Location: North America

merlin436 commented on vik2500's reply to CBP officer

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08-16-2018, 06:17 PM
Border Patrol currently has a 117 training day academy, that includes Spanish. OFO has a 89 training day academy, not including Spanish. Including Spanish, It's a 119 day training day academy. Most former PAs I've talked to have said the BP academy is far more physically difficult and the OFO academy...

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merlin436 commented on Hal29's reply to CBP officer

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08-12-2018, 06:22 PM
@DP23

There is no 100 mile rule for OFO hiring.

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merlin436 commented on 2ndXthecharm's reply to CBP officer

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08-04-2018, 06:09 AM
CBP went for years without a polygraph and, at least in the case of OFO, it really wasn't much of an issue. OFO would survive without the polygraph, undoubtedly.

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merlin436 commented on 2ndXthecharm's reply to CBP officer

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08-03-2018, 10:56 AM
This friend had better be in Congress...because the polygraph is in place due to the requirements of federal law.

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merlin436 commented on patrykpaszek's reply to CBP officer

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08-02-2018, 07:12 AM
Most relocations will take years and lots of effort.

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merlin436 commented on raptor170's reply to CBP officer

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07-29-2018, 01:42 PM
That should read "PORT" specific.

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merlin436 commented on raptor170's reply to CBP officer

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07-29-2018, 01:38 PM
Shift scheduling would be entirely post specific.

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merlin436 commented on Alexr3496's reply to CBP officer

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07-25-2018, 04:10 AM
Blaine is by far the largest of the three.

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merlin436 commented on co5518's reply to CBP officer

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07-25-2018, 04:03 AM
Collectively, yeah. I'd say it's significantly difficult to near impossible to relocate.

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merlin436 commented on Theman2130's reply to CBP officer

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07-20-2018, 04:50 AM
Locality pay is about adjusting for differences between private sector pay and federal pay. It's not about addressing "expensive places to live".

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merlin436 commented on Hou33guy's reply to CBP officer

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07-19-2018, 05:33 AM
Normal progression each year...

GS-05...wait 52 weeks
GS-07...wait 52 weeks
GS-09... "
GS-11... "
GS-12/01
GS-12/02
GS-12/03
GS-12/04
GS-12/04
GS-12/05
GS-12/05
GS-12/06
GS-12/06
GS-12/07
GS-12/07...

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