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Originally Posted by Paul11
As a police officer in California, the last thing I would ever do would be to suggest a career in the border patrol. I always respect Sangetsu's posts, but the border patrol will leave you frustrated and sick. If you want a career in law enforcement and there are several avenues. But border patrol agents are routinely ordered not to do thier job. The pay isn't as good as it could be and it will lead to frustration.
p.s. Sorry to but-in in a military folk thread, but it's one of my subscriptions and I really think the border patrol would be a bad route to go (although I'm all for controlling the border as strictly as possible).
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Fair enough. I too know a few people who are in the Border Patrol and are not exactly happy, but I know others as well that enjoy the work. If you are looking for a job opportunity in New Mexico, you'll find that law enforcement pays dismally at best, and even then, getting a job depends more on who you know than what you know.
I worked in law enforcement myself, and though I couldn't complain much about my pay, it was not the kind of thing I could see myself doing for another 15 years. I worked in one of the more dangerous neighborhoods in America, and working in such a place every day was almost as bad as having to live there.
I enjoy my new job in Japan, working for relatively lower pay, but in a much cleaner and safer environment. I enjoy not having to carry a gun every day, and not having to deal with the stupidity, ignorance, and plain old evil I had used to have to put up with on a daily basis.