If you are a military veteran looking for a law enforcement career, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has an opportunity for you.
Beginning on November 8, 2016, CBP is recruiting candidates under Veteran’s Recruitment Appointment (RA) announcements for multiple CBP Officer positions at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport complex.
The announcements are open for a forty-one day period and close on December 19, 2016.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection employs some of the finest law enforcement personnel on the planet
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Raymundo Esparza is a Border Patrol Agent at Brown Field Station and a member of the U.S. Army Reserves.
Wearing two uniforms and carrying the weight of being a Soldier and civilian Law Enforcement Officer, Raymundo embodies the phrase, “selfless service.”
“This is great opportunity for veterans to join the CBP workforce and continue to serve their country within the Los Angeles area,” said Carlos C. Martel, CBP Director of Field Operations in Los Angeles.
“CBP offers a rewarding career with advancement opportunities and a great benefits package.”
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Sean Driscoll and Scott Ritchey are pilots for Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and U.S Army Veterans.
Each has spent a career wearing two different uniforms and exemplify what it means to serve.
They share their thoughts on the transition process entering CBP as a military veteran and CBP as an Agency.
CBP Officers safeguard America’s borders at its ports of entry by protecting the public from dangerous people and things, while simultaneously enhancing the Nation’s global economic competitiveness by facilitating legitimate trade and travel.
CBP officers serve the American public with vigilance, integrity, and professionalism.
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Miguel Villa is an Operator in the Special Response Team (SRT) of the Office of Field Operations (OFO) and a U.S. Army combat veteran.
Miguel has spent his career wearing two different uniforms and exemplifies what it means to serve.
He speaks candidly about his transition process entering CBP as a military veteran, his experiences as a Soldier, Civilian, the SRT, and CBP.
Starting salary ranges between $36,076 (GS-5), $44,689 (GS-7), and $54,664 (GS-9) with noncompetitive increases up to $103,053 (GS-12/10).
See OPM Salary Grade Scale. There is no age restriction for Veterans Preference eligibles.
Veterans interested in applying should visit Veteran’s Recruitment Appointment (VRA) announcements.
For more information on CBP’s commitment to hire veterans, visit the Veterans page.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation’s borders at and between the official ports of entry.
CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
