Before Jason Bourne,before Jack Ryan ,there was Bond, James Bond , the original two dimensional ,world saving secret agent .Ever wondered who protected your money and stops numerous frauds the Secret Service.The career of being a secret service is compelling because of the multitude of jobs and opportunities.The secret service performs more task than just protecting the president.They are america's private secure banker because they protect america's currency. The research will describe the career of secret service ,what is required to become a successful secret service agent ,and the impact this career has on society .
The United States Secret Service is one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies in the country …show more content…
Its origin dates back to the end of the American Civil war ,the Secret Service was originally founded to combat the widespread counterfeiting of the U.S. currency. In 1901 ,the agency was asked to begin its protective mission after the assassination of President William Mckinley the third sitting U.S. President to be assassinated.The Secret Service assumed full time responsibility for protection of the President in 1902, at this time only two men were assigned full time to the white house detail. In 1953 the first formal special agent training school was held.The three week course covered investigative and protective responsibilities of agents in the 1950’s. The Secret Service was …show more content…
citizen .There isn't specific gender requirement to be a Secret Service agent you can be a male or a female to join the agency.You must be between the ages of twenty-one and less than thirty-seven at the time of appointment. They must possess at least one full year of graduate level education which is eighteen semester hours or possess a bachelor's degree.They must rank in the top third percentile of their graduating class. They should possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the G-L5 level which is in or directly related to their line of work and carry out limited investigations of alleged or suspected violations of the law .They must possess visual acuity no worse than twenty, sixty