August 97 - Online Application
September 97 - Written test
October 97 - Pee test, physical and eye exam
February 98 - Another pee test
March 98 - BI Background check (took one day)
April 98 - Fed Ex for May 98 to EOD to Del Rio, TX.
June 98 - Left the academy after 3 weeks due to personal reasons
July 98 - Finger prints had to be redone and a letter of intent (again)
August 98 - Security Clearance form (again)
August 98 - Once the Security Clearance was received the BI started
October 98 - We got his EOD by via Fax on a Friday and had to Report to Yuma, Arizona (sector/station) the following Monday.
March 5,1999 - He graduated with his class #390 at Charleston
May 3-5,1999 - 6.5 month test (Everyone passed!!!)
August 10th 1999 - 10 month test - Everyone passed except for one.
October 19, 1999 - Our "1" year mark, my husband has the job he has worked so hard for and is proud to be a "Border Patrol Agent".

Here it is July 2004 and he still loves his job!
Oct., 2004 will be six years for us, and we're still loving' it!