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
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