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Border patrol

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Demonte Joe Killeen, TX

I plan on doing a couple of years of border patrol after I acap from the army, are agents allowed to have beards of sort, what's the hair and grooming standard?

3 August 2016 3 replies Career Exploration

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Drew Schildwächter Wilmington, NC

My brother-in-law has been in ICE and CBP for years; he has a beard. If the veteran beard is a deal breaker then maybe look into one of those?

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Philip Hicks Petersburg, TN

From what I've been able to gather online, the US Border Patrol is part of a union. They fall under a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the National Border Patrol Council and Immigration and Naturalization Service. The latest version of the CBA is from 1995. The entire Collective Bargaining Agreement is available at http://www.nbpc2554.org/union-contract/. The grooming standards are available at http://www.nbpc2554.org/CBA/A29.pdf.

Grooming standards for hair are: "Head and facial hair, including sideburns and moustaches, shall be neatly trimmed and clean, and shall neither interfere with the wearing of the required uniform nor constitute a safety hazard or an impediment to the employee's ability to properly perform his or her assigned duties. Beards shall not be permitted, except for medical and religious reasons. Hair will not be worn below the outer portion of the shirt collar, nor
completely cover the ears, nor cover any portion of the eyebrows."

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