This section of our blog will be devoted to exposing individuals in the Border Patrol who appear to have forgotten the Border Patrol motto, which is “Honor First”. Individuals who we cite in this section will typically have one thing in common: they place their desire to earn money before everything and everyone else.
Although we were unable to find any written record pertaining to how “Honor First” became the official Border Patrol motto, one can only assume it was due to Border Patrol leaders in the past who understood the importance of placing honor before everything else, including their careers. Although the term “honor” has many different meanings, we found one definition that appears to match the intended use of the term in the Border Patrol motto:
“Honor (n): honesty, fairness, or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions: a man of honor” (Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved October 01, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/honor.)
Unfortunately, far too many Border Patrol officials, who are assigned to management positions in the Border Patrol at this time, have mistakenly decided that their career is more important than honor. They seem to have forgotten that “Honor First” means that they will place honesty, fairness, and integrity first when speaking about the Border Patrol and illegal immigration, when creating or promoting policies like the National Border Patrol Strategy, or when developing internal policies that affect Border Patrol Agents who work in the field.
Instead, these individuals place their career at the top of their priorities and shamefully advocate policies that have very little impact on illegal immigration, but do have a significant negative impact on Border Patrol Agents. They mislead the public, the media, and politicians regarding illegal immigration and border insecurity. They sanction and/or benefited from a promotion due to nepotism, cronyism, and/or the good-ole boy system. Some may quietly retire only to return as a “rehired annuitant”, knowing full-well that the pay they receive as a “rehired annuitant” is far more than they should be receiving for the work they are performing.
To recommend an individual for the "Honor Last" section of the website, please send an email to 1613blog@nbpc1613.org.
Although we were unable to find any written record pertaining to how “Honor First” became the official Border Patrol motto, one can only assume it was due to Border Patrol leaders in the past who understood the importance of placing honor before everything else, including their careers. Although the term “honor” has many different meanings, we found one definition that appears to match the intended use of the term in the Border Patrol motto:
“Honor (n): honesty, fairness, or integrity in one’s beliefs and actions: a man of honor” (Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved October 01, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/honor.)
Unfortunately, far too many Border Patrol officials, who are assigned to management positions in the Border Patrol at this time, have mistakenly decided that their career is more important than honor. They seem to have forgotten that “Honor First” means that they will place honesty, fairness, and integrity first when speaking about the Border Patrol and illegal immigration, when creating or promoting policies like the National Border Patrol Strategy, or when developing internal policies that affect Border Patrol Agents who work in the field.
Instead, these individuals place their career at the top of their priorities and shamefully advocate policies that have very little impact on illegal immigration, but do have a significant negative impact on Border Patrol Agents. They mislead the public, the media, and politicians regarding illegal immigration and border insecurity. They sanction and/or benefited from a promotion due to nepotism, cronyism, and/or the good-ole boy system. Some may quietly retire only to return as a “rehired annuitant”, knowing full-well that the pay they receive as a “rehired annuitant” is far more than they should be receiving for the work they are performing.
To recommend an individual for the "Honor Last" section of the website, please send an email to 1613blog@nbpc1613.org.
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