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by QuestionGirl • 1:10 pm
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Great, just what we need. A bunch of redneck border patrol agents! Well, the Army uses Nascar as a recruiting tool, so why not Border Patrol, too.
The U.S. Border Patrol, seeking to recruit 6,000 new agents by the end of 2008, has emblazoned its name on a NASCAR Busch Series car in an attempt to rev up its ambitious hiring plan.
The agency is teaming with Jay Robinson Racing for a 25-race sponsorship of the No. 28 Chevrolet that will run through the remainder of the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series season. The green-and-white Border Patrol vehicle made its debut May 11 at the Darlington Raceway in South Carolina during the Diamond Hill Plywood 200 — won by Denny Hamlin in a Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet. The Border Patrol’sponsored car finished 25th out of 43.
The NASCAR vehicle represents “what CBP Border Patrol is attempting to do with its hiring and recruiting efforts; it is fast, diligent and precise,” U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner W. Ralph Basham said. “This partnership is exactly what we needed to rev our recruiting and hiring into high gear.”
The deal cost the agency $975,000, spokesman Bill Anthony said, adding that CBP is competing with NASCAR vehicles sponsored by the U.S. Army, Navy and Marines Corps in what has proven to be a successful recruiting tool.
“We’re trying to recruit a large number of agents without sacrificing quality, and NASCAR Busch Series vehicles are a proven technology on how to get that job done,” Mr. Anthony said.
More at the Washington Times
Filed: Border Security, Military









