“The United States Secret Service is one of the oldest federal law enforcement agencies in the country and ranks among the most elite in the world. (History)” The Secret Service is by far one of the most known agencies in existence. “The secret service was originally founded to combat the then-widespread counterfeiting of U.S. currency. (History)” That was the original mission of the Secret Service. According to History it then became the duty of the Secret Service to protect national leaders such as the president ever since one of our Presidents, William McKinley was assassinated in 1901. Secret Service Agents also investigate and prosecute crimes that affect the financial infrastructure of the United States of America
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One would be a Special Agent whom as which would be “investigating violations of laws relating to financial crimes such as credit card and access device fraud as well as computer based attacks on the nation’s banking” (Careers) for starters. The Uniform Division of the Service has many units and teams under it including the canine unit, Emergency Response Team, Counter sniper Team, Motorcade Support Unit, Crime Scene Search Unit, Office of Training and the Special Operations Section. The Uniform Division is basically the security of the Secret Service who will stop at nothing to provide absolute security to whom it is protecting. The APT (Administrative, Professional and Technical) division ensure the overall success of our missions in which we have to investigate and protect. Special Officers perform a very wide range of security functions and support assignments as part of the protective mission for the Secret …show more content…
You must be a U.S. Citizen, be between the ages of 21 and 37, hold a current and valid driver’s license, have 20/60 vision which can be corrected to 20/20 and have registered with the Selective Service System. Not only that but to move more forward in the hiring process you must have at least a bachelor’s degree and demonstrate superior academic achievement. If you pass that the next step is taking a series of tests to see if you have exactly what it takes to get the job done. You pass that and physical fitness is a must. It is a physical demanding job and Secret Service agents must be excellent shape and be in top physical condition. Background testing for obvious reasons and medical testing must be passed also. No one with a criminal background would be a candidate as one of the protectors of our president. The medical testing for any illegal substances is just something many and most jobs do in today’s world. No real way of getting pass a drug test especially at that level. Not passing any of these will surefire you into not getting the job as a Secret Service agent as your name will then be removed from the whole process no matter how far you may or may not have been in the
One would be a Special Agent whom as which would be “investigating violations of laws relating to financial crimes such as credit card and access device fraud as well as computer based attacks on the nation’s banking” (Careers) for starters. The Uniform Division of the Service has many units and teams under it including the canine unit, Emergency Response Team, Counter sniper Team, Motorcade Support Unit, Crime Scene Search Unit, Office of Training and the Special Operations Section. The Uniform Division is basically the security of the Secret Service who will stop at nothing to provide absolute security to whom it is protecting. The APT (Administrative, Professional and Technical) division ensure the overall success of our missions in which we have to investigate and protect. Special Officers perform a very wide range of security functions and support assignments as part of the protective mission for the Secret …show more content…
You must be a U.S. Citizen, be between the ages of 21 and 37, hold a current and valid driver’s license, have 20/60 vision which can be corrected to 20/20 and have registered with the Selective Service System. Not only that but to move more forward in the hiring process you must have at least a bachelor’s degree and demonstrate superior academic achievement. If you pass that the next step is taking a series of tests to see if you have exactly what it takes to get the job done. You pass that and physical fitness is a must. It is a physical demanding job and Secret Service agents must be excellent shape and be in top physical condition. Background testing for obvious reasons and medical testing must be passed also. No one with a criminal background would be a candidate as one of the protectors of our president. The medical testing for any illegal substances is just something many and most jobs do in today’s world. No real way of getting pass a drug test especially at that level. Not passing any of these will surefire you into not getting the job as a Secret Service agent as your name will then be removed from the whole process no matter how far you may or may not have been in the