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MasterpieceLive9604 t1_iylhib6 wrote

Reply to comment by Alert_Confusion in US Customs officer retirements pose another challenge for cross-border trucking. More than 9,800 officers will be eligible to retire in 2028. by r_sharon

If you're getting a 70 percent failure rate, it does strongly imply there's a problem with the screening process not the applicant pool. Hope they get rid of it as you say and focus on other screening tools.

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Alert_Confusion t1_iylhw54 wrote

In my opinion it could be a number of different factors. Maybe there is a flaw in their screening process, or maybe that 70% is just because of the sheer amount of applicants per year.

CBP is the largest law enforcement agency in the nation; they likely receive tens of thousands of applications per year, and that could definitely lead to a higher number of disqualified applicants.

Sample size makes a huge impact when talking about percentages.

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