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Border Patrol Entrance Exam (2017) - Page 3 preview imageRBLeaArRNIiNGEXpRESS5"p,EDITION1y(2£2l:reCOMPLETELYECACYourCareerle0Ri=FoieinSrBorderPatrolAgent!EESSo’¥ARSrTEPoieSILBLANCSggle:RtGatnnps[en1wp——gsPn———————ET©-(YkA,aanaTELT=ia.uyal=EeiLSaiTHREEPRACTICEEXAMSbasedonthe7currentBorderPatrolEntranceExamFREEACCESS=EXPERTADVICEonhowtoapproachTOANINSTANTLYSCOREDthelogicalreasoning,Spanish,andONLINEPRACTICEEXAMartificiallanguagequestionsyou'llfindDETAILSINSIDEontheexamIT'SLIKEHAVINGTHETESTINADVANCE!
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Border Patrol Entrance Exam (2017) - Page 4 preview imageBORDERPATROL>ENTRANCEEXAMFifthEdition
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Border Patrol Entrance Exam (2017) - Page 5 preview imageCopyright©2016LearningExpress.AllrightsreservedunderInternationalandPan-AmericanCopyrightConventions.PublishedintheUnitedStatesbyLearningExpress,NewYork.Cataloging-in-PublicationDataisonfilewiththeLibraryofCongress.ISBN:978-1-61103-052-5PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica987654321ForinformationonLearningExpress,otherLearningExpressproducts,orbulksales,pleasewritetousat:224W.29thStreet3rdFloorNewYork,NY10001
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Border Patrol Entrance Exam (2017) - Page 6 preview imageCONTRIBUTORJosephN.DassaroenteredondutywiththeU.S.BorderPatrolin1992andservedasaSeniorBorderPatrolAgentinImperialBeach,CA.Duringhiscareer,heworkedasafieldagentandanintelligenceagentandwasamemberoftheBorderPatrolCriminalAlienProgram(BORCAP).Heholdsamaster’sdegreeinlegalandethicalstudiesandiscurrentlyalaborrelationsconsultant.
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Border Patrol Entrance Exam (2017) - Page 7 preview imageCONTENTSCHAPTER1BecomingaBorderPatrolAgentCHAPTER2OtherOpportunitieswiththeDHSCHAPTER3TheLearningExpressTestPreparationSystemCHAPTER4LogicalReasoningCHAPTER5OfficialSampleQuestionsforLogicalReasoningCHAPTER6OfficialSampleQuestionsforLanguageCHAPTER7ArtificialLanguageManualCHAPTER8UsingtheArtificialLanguageManualCHAPTER9CheckingYourSpanishProficiencyCHAPTER10BorderPatrolPracticeExam1CHAPTER11BorderPatrolPracticeExam2BORDERPATROLENTRANCEEXAMADDITIONALONLINEPRACTICE
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Border Patrol Entrance Exam (2017) - Page 8 preview imageCHAPTER1BECOMINGABORDERPATROLAGENTCHAPTERSUMMARYIfyouthinkyoumightliketopursueacareerasaU.S.BorderPatrolAgent,thischapteristhestartingpointforyourjourney.ItprovidesaglimpseintotheexcitinganddangerousworldoffederallawenforcementwiththeU.S.BorderPatrol.You'llalsofindouthowtolocateandapplyforjobopenings,whatthejobrequirementsare,andwhattrainingyouwillneed.heU.S.BorderPatrolisahighlytrainedandextremelymobileuniformedfederallawenforcementorganizationthatreliesonthelatestlawenforcementtrainingtechniquesandoperationaltechnologiestopreventterroristsandillegalaliensfromenteringthecountry.Italsopreventssmugglingactivitiesandhandlesthedeportationofcriminalaliens.TheorganizationisstatutorilyauthorizedtoenforcemyriadfederallawsanywhereintheUnitedStatesanditspossessions,whichmakesitthepremieruniformedfederallawenforcementagency.BorderPatrolAgentsoperateinalltypesofenvironments—fromremoteareasofthesouthernbordertothehighlyurbanizeddowntownareasofcitiessuchasSanDiego,CA.Todaymorethanever,themenandwomenoftheU.S.BorderPatrolarereliedontoprotectthebordersoftheUnitedStates.Today’sBorderPatrolAgentrepresentstheconvergenceoftradition,moderntechnology,advancedtraining,anduniqueskills.AShortHistoryoftheU.S.BorderPatrol
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Border Patrol Entrance Exam (2017) - Page 9 preview imageInordertofullyunderstandallaspectsoftheBorderPatrolAgentposition,itisnecessarytobrieflyreviewitsproudtradition.Asearlyas1904,theU.S.ImmigrationServiceassignedatokenforceofmountedinspectorstopatrolthesouthernborderoftheUnitedStatestopreventillegalcrossings.Theofficerswereuntrainedandfewinnumber,andauthoritieswereunabletostemtherisingtideofillegalaliens.InMarch1915,Congressauthorizedaseparategroupofinspectorscalledmountedguards,ormountedinspectors,whooperatedfromElPaso,TX.Theseguards,whonevernumberedmorethan75,rodeonhorsebackandpatrolledasfarwestasCalifornia.OnMay28,1924,CongressestablishedtheU.S.BorderPatrolaspartoftheImmigrationBureau,adivisionoftheDepartmentofLabor.In1925,patrolareaswereexpandedtoincludeover2,000milesofseacoastextendingalongtheGulfandFloridacoasts.Initially,theBorderPatrolrecruitedmanyoftheearlyforceof450officersfromtheTexasRangersandlocalsheriffsandtheirdeputies.Theseofficersknewthelandandthedangersitpresented.AppointeesfromtheCivilServiceRegisterofRailroadMailClerkssupplementedthisrough-and-readycrew.TheU.S.governmentinitiallyprovidedtheBorderPatrolAgentsabadge,arevolver,andanannualsalaryof$1,680.Sinceitsinception,theBorderPatrolhasachievedanalmostlegendarystatusinthelawenforcementcommunity.Asinthepast,BorderPatrolAgentstodaycontinuetoprovideacriticalserviceastheirdutieshaveevolvedtoencompassmuchmorethanpreventingillegalentryintotheUnitedStates.WhattheWorkofaBorderPatrolAgentIsReallyAboutEventoday,theworkofaBorderPatrolAgentisdifficult,diverse,and,moreoftenthannot,extremelyhazardous.Thispositionisbestsuitedtotheruggedindividualistwhoisself-assured,welleducated,andwelltrained.Theimportanttaskofprotectingoursovereignbordersinahumaneandcompassionateway,consistentwithAmericanidealsandsecurityneeds,has
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Border Patrol Entrance Exam (2017) - Page 10 preview imageassumedanentirelynewdynamicinapost-9/11environment.Soifyouthinkthistypeofoccupationisforyouandyouarepreparedforthechallengeofyourlife,readon!IMPORTANTWEBSITEADDRESSESTofindthelatestinformationonallavailablefederallawenforcementpositions,includingU.S.BorderPatrolAgent,visitWww.usajobs.gov.Todeterminewhetheryouareveterans’preferenceeligible,visitwww.dol.gov/elaws/vets/vetpref/mservice.htm.SalaryandBenefitsAsaBorderPatrolAgent,youwillreceiveallthebenefitsoffederalemployment.Thegenerousbenefitspackageincludespersonalleavedays,healthandlifeinsurance,andaretirementplanthatoffersretirementatage50afteratleast20yearsofserviceorretirementatanyageafter25yearsofservice.ThisgenerousLawEnforcementPersonnelplanincludespensionandsavingsplanstoformamultitiered,diversifiedretirementportfolio.NewBorderPatrolAgentsarealwaysrecruitedattheGL-5,GL-7,orGL-9levelunlesstheyaretransferringfromanotherfederalagency.Whereyoustartonthepayscalewilldependonyourpreviouseducationandexperienceinlawenforcement.Salariesaresignificantlyhigherincertainmetropolitanareas(likeSanDiego,CA).However,ingeneral,annualstartingsalariesbeginataround$39,400andrapidlyincrease.SeniorPatrolAgentsroutinelyearninexcessof$70,000peryear,whileSupervisoryPatrolAgentsroutinelyearninexcessof$80,000peryear.Keepinmindthattypically90%ofBorderPatrolAgentsinanylocationareassignedtoworkaregularscheduleof100hourseverytwoweeks,whichincludes2hoursofovertimeperworkday.Thosewhoworkatthislevelreceiveasalarysupplementequalto
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Border Patrol Entrance Exam (2017) - Page 11 preview image25%oftheirbasicpay.Additionally,BorderPatrolAgentswhoworkmorethantheiragreed-uponhoursareprovidedcompensationintheformoftimeoff(cappedat240hoursayear).EducationandExperienceRequirementsforBorderPatrolAgentPositionsThefollowingtableshowstheamountsofeducationand/orexperiencerequiredtoqualifyforBorderPatrolAgentpositions.EDUCATIONOREXPERIENCEGRADEGENERALSPECIALIZEDGL-Sfour-yearcourseofstudyabovehighoneyearequivalentnoneschoolleadingtoabachelor’sdegreetoatleastGL-4GL-7onefullacademicyearofgraduatenoneoneyearequivalenttoateducationinlaworafieldrelatedleastGL-5tolawenforcementorsuperioracademicachievementGL-9nonenoneoneyearequivalenttoatleastGL-7GLnonenoneoneyearequivalenttoatleastGL-9GL-12nonenoneoneyearequivalentandabovetoatleastnextlowergradelevelEquivalentcombinationsofeducationandexperiencearequalifyingforgradelevelsforwhichbotheducationandexperienceareacceptable.NotethatacademicstudymaybeproratedtoallowcombinationsofeducationandexperiencethattotaloneyearforGL-5(e.g,oneyearofcollegestudyisequivalenttothreemonthsofgeneralexperience,twoyearsofstudytosixmonthsofgeneralexperience,andthreeyearsofstudytoninemonthsofgeneralexperience).Source:OfficeofPersonnelManagement,wwv.opm.gov.Undertheacceleratedpromotionprogram,aftersixandahalfmonthsattheGL-5entrylevel,youwillbeeligibleforpromotiontoGL-7;individualshiredattheGL-7levelareeligibleforpromotiontoGL-9.BorderPatrolAgentsarepromotednoncompetitivelytotheGL-11Journeymanlevelgrade.However,thesepromotionsarecontingentuponnewagentssuccessfullycompletingtheirsix-andten-monthprobationaryexamsaswellasthefieldtrainingsegmentofthetrainingprogram.Study
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Border Patrol Entrance Exam (2017) - Page 12 preview imageWheretheJobsAreDuetooverwhelmingillegalimmigrationoriginatingfromoursouthernborder,firstdutystationsofnewBorderPatrolAgentsarealmostalwaysalongtheSouthwestUnitedStates/MexicoborderinCalifornia,Arizona,NewMexico,andTexas.Manyinitialassignmentsarelocatedinsmall,isolatedcommunities,andtransfersfrominitialdutyassignmentsarelimitedandnormallyatyourownexpense.Itisimportantthatprospectiveagentsconsidertheimpactontheirfamiliesofmovingtoanisolatedcommunityalongtheborderwherehealthcareaccess,educationalresources,entertainment,andhousingmaybeextremelylimited.ThisculturalshiftismostprevalentinfamiliesrelocatingfromhighlyurbanizedareassuchasNewYorkCitytoremotelocationslikeEaglePass,TX.IncasesinwhichagentsarefirstassignedtolargemetropolitanareassuchasSanDiegoorRiversideCounty,CA,prospectiveagentsshouldconsiderthecostofhousinginlocalmarketstoavoidstickershock.Itisalwaysagoodideatofirstvisitthelocationwhereyoumaybeassignedpriortoformallyacceptingaposition.Traineeagentsarenotarenotallowedtobeassignedtostationswithin100milesoftheirhometown.Accordingly,whenconsideringaposition,bepreparedforacompletehouseholdmove.Thismovewillbeatyourowncost(certainexpensesmaybetaxdeductible;checkwithyouraccountant).WhatMakesaGoodCandidate?ThetaskofaBorderPatrolAgentisvitaltothesecurityofourcountry,inherentlyinteresting,andexcitingfortheadventurousamongus.Ifyouaredisciplined,physicallyfit,andupforachallenge,thispositionmaybeforyou.Menandwomenleavingthemilitary,recentcollegegraduates,andcurrentlawenforcementofficersareparticularlygoodcandidatesforthisposition.Finally,becausemanylocalandfederallawenforcementagenciesseekthetraitsandtraininginherentinaBorderPatrolAgentpositionand
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Border Patrol Entrance Exam (2017) - Page 13 preview imageactivelyrecruitagents,theU.S.BorderPatroloftenservesasanentry-levellawenforcementposition.ManyBorderPatrolAgentsroutinelymoveontootherpositionsthroughoutthefederalgovernment,includingU.S.marshal,federalairmarshal,drugenforcementagent,specialagent,NavalCriminalInvestigativeService,FederalBureauofInvestigation,U.S.SecretService,andeventheCentralIntelligenceAgency.DutiesofaBorderPatrolAgentBorderPatrolAgentsareemployedbytheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity(DHS)’sBureauofCustomsandBorderProtection(CBP).Agentspredominantlyworktodeterterrorismandpreventsmugglingandillegalentryofaliensintothecountry.Thedutiesofanagentincludethefollowing:patrollingurbanandremoteareastoapprehendpersonsseenorsuspectedofcrossingtheborderillegally,conductingtrainchecks,examiningvehiclesbothattheborderandatinteriorcheckpoints,conductingsurveillanceofareasoftheborder,preparingintelligencereportsandassessments,andconductingdruginterdictionefforts.AgentsalsoserveonJointTerrorismTaskForces,jointoperationswithotherlawenforcementagencies,surveillanceteams,extraditionteams,andvariousintelligenceoperations.ManyBorderPatrolsectorsutilizewatercraftforpatrolactivities,particularlyinCaliforniaandFlorida.AlthoughmostpeoplenormallyassociateaBorderPatrolAgent’sdutieswiththeexternalboundariesofthecontinentalUnitedStates,BorderPatrolAgentsareauthorizedtoengageinfederallawenforcementactivitiesanywhereintheUnitedStates,includingHawaii,Guam,Alaska,andPuertoRico.Consequently,BorderPatrolAgentscanbefoundinmanyinteriorlocationsoftheUnitedStatesatpermanentandtemporarycheckpoints,majorcities,airports,andevenattachedtosomelocallawenforcementagencies.FollowingthetragiceventsofSeptember11,2001,BorderPatrolAgentsweredeployednationwideatU.S.airportsaswellasaboardcommercialflights.Finally,BorderPatrolAgentsareoneofthefewlawenforcement
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Border Patrol Entrance Exam (2017) - Page 14 preview imagepositionsauthorizedtocarryfirearmsanywhereintheUnitedStatesandaboardcommercialaircraftinflight.BorderPatrolAgentsarealsoconsideredaquasi-nationalpoliceforcecapableofrapidfull-scaledeploymentanywhereinthecountrytorepresenttheinterestsoftheU.S.government.AgentshavebeendeployedindesegregationeffortsduringtheCivilRightsera,inLosAngelesduringtheriotsthatfollowedtheRodneyKingtrial,andevenintheElianGonzalezreunificationoperation.AnexampleofoneofthemostroutinedailyactivitiesofaBorderPatrolAgentislinewatch.Thisactivityinvolvesthedetection,prevention,andapprehensionofundocumentedaliensandsmugglersofaliensatornearthelandborderbymaintainingstrictsurveillancefrompredominantlycovertpositions;followinguponintelligence;respondingtoelectronicsensoralarms;usinginfraredscopesduringnightoperations;operatinglow-lightleveltelevisionsystems;respondingtoaircraftsightings;andinterpretingandfollowingtracks,marks,andotherphysicalevidence.Someoftheothermajorresponsibilitiesarefarmandranchcheck,trafficcheck,trafficobservation,citypatrol,andtransportationcheck.Dutiesmaybeadministrative,intelligencerelated,undercoveroperations,orantismuggling-activities.Anagent’sjobnormallyinvolvessignificantphysicalexertionunderharshenvironmentalconditions,oftenrequiringexposuretoextremeweatherforextendedperiodsoftime.BorderPatrolAgentsarewellknownfortheirabilitytoengagesuspectsinprotractedfootchasesaswellastheirabilitytotracksuspectsoverextendedterrain.Inrecentyears,agentshaveapprehendedamillionormoreillegalaliensperyearwithasfewas5,200agentsnationwide.Mostagentsrarelyworkinpairs,anditisnotuncommonforasingleagenttoarrest20ormoreillegalalienswithoutassistanceatonetime.ItisroutinelynotedthatBorderPatrolAgentssingle-handedlyoperateinanenvironmentthatmostlawenforcementagenciesconsiderariotsituation.Agentsmayroutinelyencounteranillegalalienlookingforworkorcriminalaliensevadingarrestwarrants.Inrecentyears,BorderPatrolAgentshavebegunencounteringextremeforeigncriminalelements,including
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Border Patrol Entrance Exam (2017) - Page 15 preview imageterroristsandviolentgangmembers.BorderPatrolAgentshaveevenengagedinrunninggunbattleswithelementsoftheMexicanmilitarysuspectedofconductingscreenoperationsfordrugcartels.BorderPatrolAgentsmakecriticaldecisions—ofteninsplitseconds—thatrequireexcellentreasoningandcriticaldecision-makingskills.Aswithanylawenforcementofficer,decisionsmadebyBorderPatrolAgentsinsplitsecondsaresubjecttoyearsofscrutinyandlegalanalysis.Onoccasion,BorderPatrolAgentsfindthemselvesworkinginahighlypoliticizedenvironmentthatbringsevenharsherscrutiny.Therefore,asanagent,youwillberequiredtostudyanddemonstratecomprehensionofvarioustypesoflawsandregulationsaswellaslegalcommentary.Youwillbetrainedtoapplythoselawsandregulationsindynamicandconfrontationalsituationsandtolatertestifyincourtproceedingsindefenseofyourdecisions.ItiscriticalthatBorderPatrolAgentsareabletoarticulateandjustifytheiractionsincriminal,civil,andadministrativeproceedings.Prospectiveagentsmusthavetheabilitytoprojectapositiveandconfidentimageinthefieldaswellasinthecourtroom.PublicspeakingcoursesarehighlyrecommendedforBorderPatrolAgentcandidates.MOREINFORMATIONONLINEThereareagreatmanyunofficialsourcesofinformationforthoseconsideringthepositionofBorderPatrolAgent.ThesesourcesofinformationareprimarilyInternetbasedandmanagedbycurrentorformerBorderPatrolAgents.ThereisevenamoderatedInternetmessageboardwhereyoucantalktorealBorderPatrolAgentsandaskquestions.HereareafewsourcesrecommendedbyBorderPatrolAgents:»www.nbpc1613.org.ThisistheofficialwebsiteoftheNationalBorderPatrolCouncil,Local1613.Itprovidesinformationonthe
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Border Patrol Entrance Exam (2017) - Page 16 preview imagelatestworkplaceissuesaffectingBorderPatrolAgents,pay,legislation,andgeneralinsideinformationregardingtheworkofagents.«www.honorfirst.com.ThiswebsiteismanagedbyahighlyregardedformerBorderPatrolAgent.CurrentandformerBorderPatrolAgentsrecommendthissitebecauseitconsolidatesreal-worldinformationregardingtesting,positions,academyschedules,andpayandbenefits,andevenincludesanonlinemessageboard(moderatedbyactiveBorderPatrolAgents)totalktorealagentsorwithotherapplicants.RequirementsandQualificationsPreemploymentrequirementsconsistofathoroughbackgroundinvestigation,medicalexamination,fitnesstest,anddrugtest.Youmayalsobesubjecttoapolygraphexamination.Ifyourbackgroundincludespastorpresentarrests,convictions,dismissalsfrompreviousjobs,debtsandfinancialissues,excessiveuseofalcohol,useofillegaldrugs,orthesaleordistributionofillegaldrugs,youmostprobablywillberatedunsuitableforthisposition.Jobrequirements:BorderPatrolAgentsmustwearauniform,carryaweapon,workovertimeandshiftwork(sometimesunderarduousconditions),andbesubjecttorandomdrugtesting.Agentsundergoextensivebackgroundcheckseverythreetofiveyears.GeneralQualifications»MustbeaU.S.citizen.TheU.S.BureauofCustomsandBorderProtection(CBP)alsohasaresidencyrequirementthatappliestoallapplicantsotherthancurrentCBPemployees.IfyouarenotacurrentCBPemployee,CBPrequiresthatforthethreeyearspriortofilinganapplicationforemployment,individualsmustmeetoneormoreofthefollowingprimaryresidencecriteria:
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