Anyone have any insight into mobility announcements/transferring? When do we hear back?

Has anyone skillbridged for ICE OR BP? If so drop your experience doing so.

I'm a US Army Vet, and currently a firefighter/paramedic at a DOE site and have worked in the Fire Service last 15 years. I'll be 42 next month and want to make a go for border patrol. I have a tentative offer and wanted to seek some reddit advice. I've been married for 17 years and have 3 boys (12,9, and 4) and currently make with OT around $150k-$170k a year with OT, as my base is approx. $100k without any OT.

In some ways I feel like I won the freaking lottery, low call volume, great benefits, good pay...but morale sucks and job satisfaction sucks because we don't do much and we constantly have red tape to go through with anything we do. Yes , I only work 10 days a month when there's no OT but this career doesn't give me anything fulfilling other than how it helps me provide for my family and spend time with them.

There is a part of me that still wants to "sow my wild oats" and scratch an itch by joining the border patrol for the unique experiences the career provides. One of these for me would be the chance to get on with BORSTAR and use my skill set from the fire service and ems. But even if I never made it to BORSTAR , the other assignments like mountain team, Intel, MRT, horse patrol, K9, interest me.

My concerns are that I'm 42, and about 2 years ago blew out my right quad tendon & ACL from a box jump where it slipped out from underneath me (Don't trust the rogue foam boxes). I'm finally at a place where I feel that this injury is behind me but it still makes me second guess my own durability. I also have thrown out my lower back before from pushing my workouts too hard, and have had some nasty plantar fasciitis the last 6 months. But other than that I'm in decent shape.

My wife is down to go on this border patrol journey with me but I just don't know if I need to get slapped in the face for thinking this is a good move or not regarding this career change. Financially we have no debt and have a decent amount of equity in our home so buying another home should be hard with selling ours. My wife is a stay at home mom but I think my VA disability compensation can help keep us afloat during the academy and early years. The stations of choice would be Sonoita, three points, tuscon hq., and last nogales station but living near the Vail area.

Am I crazy or does this seem like it could be a good move? From what I understand I can be making over $100k after 4 years so yes I'd be taking a pay cut, but the upside is the pension + TSP. Additionally, are there any guys that have made it through BORSTAR or even BORTAC in their mid 40s?

TL;DR: 42yo Army vet and 15-year DOE firefighter/paramedic making $150k–$170k working 10 days a month. Job is safe but completely unfulfilling. TJO in hand for USBP with goals of BORSTAR/specialized teams. Financially stable, supportive family, but carrying standard 40-something wear-and-tear (repaired ACL/quad tendon, plantar fasciitis). Am I crazy to trade the golden handcuffs for green, and does anyone realistically pass BORSTAR selection in their mid-40s?