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By JOSEPH PAPARA
DANGER
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BUSINESS
Want an exciting job? Join the Border Patrol — an elite force of 1,800 men who guard 8,000 miles of coastal and land boundaries to prevent the unlawful entry of aliens.
YOUNG American citizens with a thirst for the hardy outdoor Ufe, movie-style adventure and moments of danger can satisfy all three desires as members of the U. S. Border Patrol.
This thoroughly-trained force of 1,800 men stands guard across the nation's 8,000 miles of coastal and land boundaries, their primary aim being to detect and prevent the smuggling and unlawful entry of aliens into the country. By jeep and plane, America's toughest troopers keep a vigilant lookout 24 hours a day at strategic border points.
The main problem at the moment is offered by Mexican workers who swarm across the Rio Grande for jobs on farms and ranches. During the past 12 months, the Border Patrol rounded up a quarter-million "wetbacks"— and the influx continues at the same high rate.
Getting into the Border Patrol isn't easy; but staying in is even more difficult. The job demands a high degree of intelligence, resourcefulness and courage. The patrol, which is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Justice, wants men over 21
years of age and under 35, who weigh at least 145 pounds and stand fiveeight or over.
To fill vacancies and keep the patrol at full strength, a class of 100 men is accepted each month for training at the Border Patrol school in El Paso, Texas. It's a "college" without the usual campus capers but with a curriculum that would make most collegians shudder.
NEW appointees serve a one-year probationary period, divided between classroom st\ Ats and the field. In one month, the rookies learn the equivalent of two years of college Spanish. They also are instructed in the use of firearms, fingerprinting, radio telegraphy, jujutsu and first aid, besides studying immigration and citizenship laws, court procedure and methods of investigation.
After intensive instruction in class, the young recruit is assigned to a sector in the field to complete his test period. His conduct while working with seasoned officers on actual cases will disclose whether he has the stuff to be retained in the service.
Since 90 per cent of the patrol's contacts on the southern border are