U.S. Border Patrol Lowers Recruiting Standards

[nhboy]

U.S. Border Patrol Cracking Under Pressure to Find New Recruits

" A mandate to hire 6,000 new border agents by the end of 2008 has lowered qualification tests, concentrated four months of training into 10 weeks and is raising concerns that recruits won't get the proper training they need to protect the borders.

According to the Border Patrol's website, the academy no longer requires a high school diploma or GED for entrance, and passing test grades have been lowered from 85 percent to 70.

Background checks are another concern. Pierce said the Border Patrol is farming the work out to private contractors and no longer using the FBI, which is more thorough but also more time-consuming."

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[ImnoMensa]

I read here last week that they were recruiting in DC. If they are, they have certainly lowered the standards.

Jobs are getting tight now ,but even so who wants a job where, if you do the job you face jail time.

Iread President Bush pardoned some people last week. Where is the pardon for the two Border Patrol agents and Scooter ????

 

[Pete]

Isn't it a shame in America out of millions of people you can't find 6000 people qualified to be Border Patrol agents?

 

[aps45819]

Are you talking about Ramos and Compean who shot a fleeing, unarmed suspect and then lied about it and tried to cover it up?

Why would they have covered it up if they didnt do anything wrong :shrug:

That's them. they shot an armed drug smuggler in the butt
The smuggler was offered immunity from prosecution to testify so he brought another load of pot with him when he came to court.

 

[morningbell]

U.S. Border Patrol Cracking Under Pressure to Find New Recruits

" A mandate to hire 6,000 new border agents by the end of 2008 has lowered qualification tests, concentrated four months of training into 10 weeks and is raising concerns that recruits won't get the proper training they need to protect the borders.

According to the Border Patrol's website, the academy no longer requires a high school diploma or GED for entrance, and passing test grades have been lowered from 85 percent to 70.

Background checks are another concern. Pierce said the Border Patrol is farming the work out to private contractors and no longer using the FBI, which is more thorough but also more time-consuming."

FOXNews.com - U.S. Border Patrol Cracking Under Pressure to Find New Recruits - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News

Maybe they should hire day laborers from Mexico. They're hard workers and for cheap too.

 

[smcop]

Maybe they should hire day laborers from Mexico. They're hard workers and for cheap too.

That's funny!

 

[Dougstermd]

Isn't it a shame in America out of millions of people you can't find 6000 people qualified to be Border Patrol agents?

all the qualified canidates are over seas protecting someone elses borders.

you know after the election Hillary will bring them all back and they will not have any jobs here then.