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THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF RETIRED BORDER PATROL OFFICERS INVITES YOU TO BECOME A MEMBER

 
MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS

Category 1. SENIOR (Full) Member

Applicant must be in complete accord with the stated purposes of FORBPO, with at least three years of honorable service as an INS/DHS BPO, and must be retired from Federal Service.

Category 2. Associate Member
                    Spouse or Widow

Spouse of qualified member, or widow of INS/DHS employee who met the qualifications for Senior membership.

Category 3. Associate Member*
                    Active Duty INS/DHS Officer

INS/DHS Officer still on duty, age 40 or over, and eligible for Senior membership  upon retirement from Federal Service.

Category 4. Associate Member
                    Career INS/DHS Employee

A person who has served honorably as an employee of  INS/DHS for a minimum of ten(10) years, who is forty(40) years of age or over, and has demonstrated accord with BP mission and spirit

Category 5. Associate Member*
                    Extended INS/DHS/BP Service
                    Who left Federal Service

Must have served a minimum of ten years in INS/DHS, with five years in BP, and honorably separated for a career outside Federal Service and is forty (40) years of age or older.

          *Category 3 and 5 applicants must be
           nominated by a FORBPO Member in
           good standing.

(Revised (4/21/04)
 
FORBPO NEW MEMBER ENTITLEMENTS
After approval by the membership committee, applicants will receive the following new member entitlements:
 
SUBSCRIPTION TO THE BORDER LINE
 
You will receive a subscription to The Border Line, the quarterly publication of FORBPO.
Family memberships receive single issue subscriptions.
 
THE DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS
 
You will receive a copy of the latest issue of The Directory of Members.
Revised directories will be published as required.
 
ACCESS TO FORBPO E-MAILINGS
 
If you are on-line you will receive a list of other on-line members, updated monthly. 
Other items of interest are also E-Mailed on a timely basis as well as  RECUERDOS, sea stories from our members.