Border Patrol-Alex

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I want to become a border patrol agent because it sounds like an exciting job to do. You’re never know what’s going to happen on the job, and i like being surprised. My grandpa was a border patrol and he told me about all the action he was in when he would get a call, but he told me that it was not just a fun job it was a lot of hard work and life risking job. A border patrol has a five month training that they have to do at Artesia, New Mexico learning about all the varied aspects of a border patrol agent. What they mostly do at the training is learn how to speak spanish because on the job they talk to a lot of illegal and legal mexican aliens. In order to get in the training you must be a U.S. citizen, have a valid state driver’s licence, must speak english as a first language, and have completed at least a high school education or a passing score on a GEM exam. A required physical and medical exam will also be needed of each border patrol candidates in order to ensure that the applicant is in good health and capable of performing some of the strenuous tasks of a Border Patrol Agent. A border patrol agent is usually traveling by car, on a horse or foot trying to find illegals crossing and following up on leads from aircrafts sightings or electronic sensor television system. The efforts of doing that is tracking, gathering physical evidence, checking traffic, farms, and ranches and patrolling border cities. It sounds like a tough thing to do, but i believe thats the job for me. You need to have good hearing, good vision, and have to be able to pass three fitness test. On the fitness test you need to do 20 proper push ups in 60 seconds.They also need to do 25 proper sit up in 60 seconds. The third test measures your cardiovascular... ... middle of paper ... ...A four year college degree qualifies candidates for a GL-5 position. No specific major is required. For GL-9 you need at least one year of law enforcements. They must fill all the requirements. University of Phoenix emphasizes border patrol. The 4 year total cost for university of Phoenix is 61,992, and they don't have dorms, so you will have to rent an apartment. It depends on what size you want the apartment. 1 bedroom cost around 655$. I've still like to be a border patrol even though it's a harmful job and you have to take a fitness test. That it's a dangerous or life risking job, and you work at night. The money was the best part of the job. I didn't think you need that much of college to be a border patrol. It protects the u.s. From drug dealer and violence. This career for me because I like to train hard and that the most important part of the job.

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