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​uniforms, tattoos, grooming

Tattoos and/or Brandings

Below is from CBP guidance page and applies to applicants
  • Obscene, racially/ethnically derogatory and/or gang tattoos or brandings shall not be visible.
  • Tattoos and/or brandings on the head, face, neck or hands are not permitted.
  • One ring tattoo on each hand is permitted. The ring tattoo cannot be any wider than one half inch and must adhere to the tattoo and brandings standards.
  • All visible tattoos and/or brandings, with the exception of the ring tattoo, will be covered while performing the following volunteer duties: Recruiting, Public Affairs Officer, Oral Hiring Boards, International Liaison Duties, Community Affairs or judicial proceedings.

Below is from the USBP 2021 Uniform and Grooming policy and applies to Agents.
5.16.7.1 Obscene, racially/ethnically derogatory, and/or gang-related tattoos or brandings must not be visible. Disputes regarding these issues will be resolved as swiftly as possible.
5.16.7.2 Tattoos and/or brandings on the head, face, neck, or hands are not permitted. Previously approved exemptions, documented by a memorandum and color photographs, shall be honored for existing tattoos or brandings on the head, face, neck, or hands.
5.16.7.3 All visible tattoos and/or brandings must be covered while performing the following volunteer duties: Recruiting, Public Affairs Officer, Oral Hiring Boards, International Liaison Duties, Community Affairs, or Judicial proceedings

​Grooming

Get it from the horse's mouth:
www.cbp.gov/careers/car/bpa-grooming

Uniforms

An initial issue of uniforms will be issued at the academy at government expense.  You will receive a voucher valid for the the on line purchase of uniforms from one authorized distributor. You will be issued everything right down to (but not including) your tidy-whities.

USBP Uniforms, Tattoos and Grooming.

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