Anyone interested in CBP's AIA position needs to be informed of the latest policies and their implications. They have enacted a policy of directed relocations that are based on "first-in-first-out", also known as reverse seniority. The Assistant Commissioner has seen fit to move senior pilots or sensor operators to the "hard-to-fill" locations, thus keeping the newer pilots from quitting and going to the airlines. This is possible because of the lack of a union. The recruitment propaganda says that new hires can move around, or stay in their same location, but the truth is less concrete. If your current location is hard-to-fill, you won't be forced to move. What could have been a great organization has been destroyed by the current leadership, or lack thereof. Pilots are jumping this sinking ship, as they should, at unprecedented numbers. If you don't mind less desirable locations, the work isn't that bad (patrol or surveillance, one or two bags of gas), but the current leadership doesn't care about the employees in the least. Senior Executive Service bonuses take precedence over what is best for the country, and for the government. The non-pilots running the organization don't appreciate the skill level required for the position. There is actually talk of a 10% bonus for all AIA's, and a more imminent 10% bonus for the hard-to-fill locations. I am, admittedly, a bit jaded, but getting your seniority started in the airlines is a safe course of action. On the plus side, for now you can get all the flight time you want. On the continued negative side, there is talk of changing the retirement system to best-of-five instead of best-of-three, and getting rid of the current social security supplemental portion of the retirement, which gives law enforcement retirees the equivalent of social security until they are eligible. If you are set on getting in, better get in soon. I would be happy to expound on any point in this message. I want any prospective recruits to be informed of the current circumstances. I don't mean to sound all doom-and-gloom, there are definitely positives to the job. These days, the negatives seem to outweigh the positives.