Quoted: It all depends on the area you go to. If your station has a checkpoint, then normally you will rotate doing checkpoint one day and then patrolling, tracking, or whatever else needs to be done. When you first start you spend a fair amount of time processing aliens(if your in Texas-- If in AZ they have processing centers). Personally I think once you get your processing down and know it, then there isn't much to stop you from moving up in the Patrol. There are alot of guys that have been here for 6-7 even 15 years and they can barely process an alien. They also will never go above the position of Patrol Agent. If you like being outdoors and like a kind of different type of police work, then its a great job to get into!! |
EVERYONE learns the processing side. If you are new, this is what you do most of the time, AZ or not. Following tracks in the desert and sacking up aliens is the fun part. Beyond that, I agree with you, if you can’t do an A-File, you will not go anywhere fast. You can catch a thousand aliens, but you will not get any praise from the management side unless you can crank out 3-4 cases a shift.
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Just stopping in to say hi. I'm already at FLETC (Class 778) and just finished week 6. Going to YUM/YUS. It is a very good program and look forward to getting it over with. I have to stay for Spanish though. Yuma will be a very big change from Cincinnati.
How is the FTO program?
Edit: Sorry , had to go throw my clothes in the dryer
Also, I hear that the Border Patrol Spanish is very different from the way people talk down on the Border (slang, dialect, etc.). Would it be worth my while to take Spanish classes once I get to my station, if I will even have time to do that?
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YUM/YUS FTO is really good. You will learn a lot, but if you are a turd, they will have no problem out-processing you. Right now, FTO is the last stage and they have no problem getting rid of someone who should not be there. It will suck being yelled at all over again, but just stick with it. Learn the area, study your post academy materials and you will be fine. If you have any questions beyond this, shoot me an email.
As far as the Spanish, the best thing you can do is memorize the vocab, noun and verb list from Honor First, before you get there. They teach the “proper/formal” form of Spanish at the academy, which confuses most of folks they deal with. No point in trying to learn this form before you get there. Learn the vocab and you will be ahead of your classmates.
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Quoted: ...it's a great job if you're single. |
...and under 37 years old. |
40 is the new magic number.
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Quoted: It all depends on the area you go to. If your station has a checkpoint, then normally you will rotate doing checkpoint one day and then patrolling, tracking, or whatever else needs to be done. When you first start you spend a fair amount of time processing aliens(if your in Texas-- If in AZ they have processing centers). Personally I think once you get your processing down and know it, then there isn't much to stop you from moving up in the Patrol. There are alot of guys that have been here for 6-7 even 15 years and they can barely process an alien. They also will never go above the position of Patrol Agent. If you like being outdoors and like a kind of different type of police work, then its a great job to get into!! |
could you share what all is required in processing an alien. why are some not able to correctly do it? |
Processing is kind of a loose term. Essentially, you are going to create a file that will be presented to a judge to determine their outcome. Soup to nuts sort of thing that will involve their sworn statement, detailed narratives, and a shit ton of forms. This is your basic criminal alien. It gets a little more in depth when you start dealing with smugglers, loads, etc. Typically, your first case file will take an entire shift. After a few weeks, you will be able to process multiple files.