The Spanish taught at the Border Patrol Academy is very specialized. Our staff provides an 8-week Task-Based Language Training program that is focused on critical Border Patrol-specific tasks. Soon after arriving for 55-days of basic academy training, all students are tested on their language abilities.
Beginning on Jan. 1, 2014, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: 1  56 cents per mile for business miles driven.  23.5 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes.
How Long Should it Take. A mile equals 1.6 kilometers or 5280 feet, and is the most basic scale against which a runner or a sprinter can compare his/her speed. The average time to run a mile is around 10 minutes. In the basic training that the army provides, recruits are required to run a mile within 9 minutes. Going by this standard, it is safe to say that 10 minutes is a good estimate of the average time, since recruits in the army are physically much stronger and agile.