The Patrol is authorized for 1,946 sworn positions and 529 non-sworn positions for a total of 2,475 full time employees.
Red blood cell: The blood cell that carries oxygen. Red cells contain hemoglobin and it is the hemoglobin which permits them to transport oxygen (and carbon dioxide). Hemoglobin, aside from being a transport molecule, is a pigment. It gives the cell its red color (and name).
They include: 1  Red blood cells (RBC) which transport oxygen to cells of the body. 2  White blood cells (WBC), which in of many of our immune cells. 3  Hemoglobin (Hb), a protein which carries oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules. 4  Platelets (PLT), the cells responsible for blood clotting. 5  Hematocrit (Hct), the ratio of RBC to the total volume of blood.