BP exam

[Recession]

I studied the night before the exam and I passed!

[Axewound]

That's all that matters

[Recession]

Well I'm off to Chula Vista for my Oral Interview tomorrow. I'll be staying at a Motel 6 tonight because that's one hell of a commute to get there by 7am tomorrow. Wish me luck! If I'm MIA for a few days, that means I didn't pass and I hit the bottle and have fallen into a deep depression.

[sp2022]

Goodluck tomorrow on your Oral Interview.

[BoJackUSMC]

Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Recession]

I just got back from my Oral Interview. That was THE MOST nerve wracking experience I have EVER gone through. I've been through a dozen Police Department interviews and aced them all but none of them were as intense as the BP interview. I signed a non disclosure agreement so I can't go into any detail but all I can say is... BE PREPARED! Oh, and I passed!

[meangreen46]

I just got back from my Oral Interview. That was THE MOST nerve wracking experience I have EVER gone through. I've been through a dozen Police Department interviews and aced them all but none of them were as intense as the BP interview. I signed a non disclosure agreement so I can't go into any detail but all I can say is... BE PREPARED! Oh, and I passed!

Congrats!

[BoJackUSMC]

good job!!!
all you have left is background check & PT I am guessing.
Hope I get my TO package soon, but I do not mind waiting for it long as I get one down the road because I am using this time to finish my semester. I am thinking about signing up for another short term semester this January while waiting for the BP responds. Education is important.

[EM31]

I also went to the OB today in Chula Vista. I passed and now I must wait for the med/Pft1, meanwhile I am running and working out everyday.

[Recession]

I also went to the OB today in Chula Vista. I passed and now I must wait for the med/Pft1, meanwhile I am running and working out everyday.

Oh yeah? Which row were you sitting in? I was the Asian guy... well, come to think of it, I was the only Asian guy there.

[Recession]

Congrats!

Thank you Sir.

[faterikcartman]

I just got back from my Oral Interview. That was THE MOST nerve wracking experience I have EVER gone through. I've been through a dozen Police Department interviews and aced them all but none of them were as intense as the BP interview. I signed a non disclosure agreement so I can't go into any detail but all I can say is... BE PREPARED! Oh, and I passed!

No kidding! I went through the same thing after 9/11 when the FBI told me to go BP first due to my age and make a lateral transfer. I have friends who went through Secret Service, FBI, ATF, DEA, and none of them sounded anything like the BP interview. Heck, some of the guys spent half their interviews talking about their golf game!

And I'm not sure I would call what happened to me an "interview", more like "roll-playing" in different scenarios.

Anyway, I too go through it but had my cervical spine destroyed while waiting for an academy date. My friends in BP love it so go for it.

[Cpl. Haas]

Well I had my oral board in Pleasanton at 8:00am this morning and passed! I was the first one called in, so I was done before I even had time to get (more) nervous, heh!

[veeklog]

What exactly do you mean becoming a CBP? In the patrol we call ourselves agents. There is a little rivalry between customs and us, it's relatively friendly now, but not so much in the old days. In the BP we do tend to try to remove ourselves from the "customs" moniker. We were used to the days of being under the Dept. of Justice. CBP is a new animal.

On a side note... It's funny, my old uniforms used to only have the Patrol's Patch on em, now everything has that ugly customs and border protection patch on the right sleeve. I remember when they said we had to get that dang thing sewn on...many weren't pleased.

Anyways, good job coming so far, but dude you need to learn the lingo and if you wanna be an agent say it, not a CBP.

Hopefully I can get back to teach at the academy again, things seem to be ramping up again. If you have any questions at all please don't hesitate to ask. I may seem brash, but I'm a knowledgeable guy who has taught at the BP academy (Firearms of Course!) and always willing to help people out.

p.s. Don't stress over the times of when you are getting what package etc. It seems like forever, took me 14 months, but that's changed nowadays, I remember people taking the test and being at the academy within four months...insane. When things get going they start rolling one after the other. Use this down time to get in better shape.

You know, I still have a bunch of my old uniforms left when I left BP nine years ago, and they all have the single patch on the sleeve. I wasn't able to get rid of them because I had three day to report to CITP/CBES and now they sit in a big box at my parent's house in California. I really don't like the "bus driver" patch on the right sleeve; it really makes the uniform seem bizarre and not as unique as it once was.

The thing I can say is that BP is actually issuing better uniforms. The old R&R Uniforms were garbage; I used to blow out the crotch seam on the rough duty pants all the time jumping over fences or chasing after people and my vest would cut holes under the armpit of the rough duty shirt. Now everyone has nice cargo pants, nice roomy rough duty shirts, and nylon duty belts. My old river belt used to dig into my sides and leave my hip bones black and blue. Some nice changes did happen after the merger for the BP, including better vehicles, firearms, and basic equipment; I remember just wishing I got a 1994 Bronco with a good time radio and air conditioning that actually worked.

[jubrown57]

I have my BP exam in Jan. Did anybody's study cd not work? The one I have seems thicker than a normal cd and it doesn't play in my computer.