Border Patrol CASS system

[BoJackUSMC]

I know few members in here are in the process of Border Patrol right now. I was just wondering about the CASS system. Mine says, "A review of your work experience and/or education has been completed and you have been found to be qualified at Grade 9." Is this mean when I get hire, I will start as GL-9?
thank you very much for your help and your time.
I am little confuse, I been told I qualify as GL-5 last month, but I just got this email now.

[hawk1]

My understanding is that if a grade 5 job is offered, you can turn it down to wait for a grade 9 offer. Then question would be are you better off taking an opportunity offered or waiting for a grade 9 offer

edit to remove some info not needed.

[BoJackUSMC]

thanks for the info

[Axewound]

I'd call just to clarify. Take the 9 if you can.

[Bunyfofu69]

you'll be offered at 9. but won't promote for 1 year. people at 5/7 promote after 6 months.

[BoJackUSMC]

thank you for the infor Bunyfofu69
My CASS says I qualify for grade 9 and so did the twin center hiring process.
I just hope I get station at California.

[HarrisonS004]

thank you for the infor Bunyfofu69
My CASS says I qualify for grade 9 and so did the twin center hiring process.
I just hope I get station at California.

Yeah dont we all haha. I figure its worth it to take anything you get though. Texas cant be that bad.... right?

[Noah3683]

I've been told by a supervisor that it is pretty much standard procedure now that all incoming agents get stationed outside of their home state. It is supposedly a measure to reduce chances of fraud and corruption.

[Noah3683]

Yeah dont we all haha. I figure its worth it to take anything you get though. Texas cant be that bad.... right?

My buddy got sent to Falfurrias and says its a hell hole. His brother got Yuma, and another of our friends went to Nogales. That pretty much goes in line with what I was told and forced me to back out of the process due to shared custody. My daughter has to come first.

[BoJackUSMC]

I been told first two years is the most difficult for new agents. I am willing to go anywhere they send me, but I can always hope and pray for California.

[Noah3683]

I been told first two years is the most difficult for new agents. I am willing to go anywhere they send me, but I can always hope and pray for California.

Well good luck to you, it's a great opportunity. I did the long distance custody split once, and gave it a $15,000 fight to get her back into California. I couldn't do it again even for the career. I figured it was easier to back out sooner than to go through it all and get sent to BFE afterward.

[BoJackUSMC]

Do they like the job so far? How is it to transfer to different location?
I been also told many border patrol agents end up transferring to different federal agencies like ATF, DEA, Marshal and etc..

[Noah3683]

Well my friend in Falfurrias is actually in the process of transferring into ICE. His brother and our other friend absolutely love it. I think the location really got to my buddy more than anything

[Axewound]

Go where the action is.
BP is a good stepping stone for other agencies.

[DesertGunner]

I been told first two years is the most difficult for new agents. I am willing to go anywhere they send me, but I can always hope and pray for California.

This is completely untrue. I've heard they used to have some policy like this many years ago. But it certainly isn't true now.