Considering a major transition in my aviation career.

AND.... you get to wander around as a foot patrol in the middle of the desert at night.

@MikeD


Not as fixed wing pilot. They hire directly into the airplanes.

Just like the military, you have to want to be LE in the CBP job. Since you’re LE first, pilot second, with all the training, work, and currencies that come with that. A number of people have joined the agency thinking its a -2181 style civilian government flying job only, which it isn’t. There are non-LE pilot positions, but those are at Oklahoma City doing pilot training only.

The amount of ground stuff you can end up doing depends on where you go. If you’re at one of the lazy air branches that really do nothing, including not flying much, there’s that. If you’re in the southwest region in areas like AZ, NM, and parts of TX that get a heavy amount of border work, you’ll do a lot more, especially if possessing extra quals. It’s good to do anyway, in order to be able to provide air support properly in knowing what ground units you are supporting, are needing. It’s always funny seeing the pilots who whine and complain about having to sweat a bit or get their hands dirty and risk breaking a nail. :)
 
Just like the military, you have to want to be LE in the CBP job. Since you’re LE first, pilot second, with all the training, work, and currencies that come with that. A number of people have joined the agency thinking its a -2181 style civilian government flying job only, which it isn’t. There are non-LE pilot positions, but those are at Oklahoma City doing pilot training only.

The amount of ground stuff you can end up doing depends on where you go. If you’re at one of the lazy air branches that really do nothing, including not flying much, there’s that. If you’re in the southwest region in areas like AZ, NM, and parts of TX that get a heavy amount of border work, you’ll do a lot more, especially if possessing extra quals. It’s good to do anyway, in order to be able to provide air support properly in knowing what ground units you are supporting, are needing. It’s always funny seeing the pilots who whine and complain about having to sweat a bit or get their hands dirty and risk breaking a nail. :)

WAY back when I was interviewing with the CBP, pre 9/11, they made it quite clear that it was a LE job, not a flying job.
 
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