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 border patrol acronyms

ALT - Artificial Language Test

NOR - Notice of Result

MHC - Minnesota Hiring Center

TO - Tentative Offer

EOD- Enter On Duty (date)

EEO - Equal Employment Opportunity

AUO - Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (This premium pay is no longer used by the USBP)

BPAPRA - Border Patrol Pay Reform Act (This is the USBP's current premium pay law)

UDA - Undocumented Alien

FTO - Field Training Officer

BPA - Border Patrol Agent

SPA - Senior Patrol Agent (This was originally a supervisory position beginning in 1926.  In the 1980's it became a competitive journeymen position.  With the across the board increase of the USBP journeymen level to GS-12 in 2009, the position fell into disuse.)

SBPA- Supervisor Border Patrol Agent

FOS - Field Operation Supervisor (This position was discontinued @ 2012)

WC -  Watch Commander


SOS - Special Operation Supervisor

APAIC - Assistant Patrol Agent In Charge (This position was discontinued @ 2012)

DPAIC - Deputy Patrol Agent In Charge

PAIC - Patrol Agent In Charge

ACPA - Assistant Chief Patrol Agent

DCPA - Deputy Chief Patrol Agent

CPA - Chief Patrol Agent

BORCAP - Border Patrol Criminal Alien Program

BORTAC- Border Patrol Tactical Unit

BORSTAR- Border Patrol Search Trauma and Rescue Team

BOHICA - Bend Over. here It Comes Again

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