Originally Posted by
Gilligan13
How tough is it to get San Diego? Does every location have UAS? Flying a 206 in VFR sounds like heaven.
A FLETC classmate left South Texas and got SD at the 3.5 year mark... all depends on current vacancies.
UAS at Corpus, Sierra Vista, Grand Forks.
206...meh. But I didn't have a sensor, the terrain wasn't suited to FW sign-cutting, and my '68 year model gave me 4 or 5 alternator failures, so perhaps I am jaded. The EC-120 on the deck chasing bodies through the brush was where I preferred to be. Flew 650 hours my first full FY, nearly all RW. I would have been up there the next FY but I spent 13 weeks TDY in McAwesome and that significantly cut my flight hours.
Loved my branch, loved the job, and was excited to get to work everyday. I did get glimpses of the dark side of CBP. The unfortunate thing about the agency is you could love your job, love your branch, and love the town your branch is in, but chances are you won't get all three.