Secret Service guys

[bugatti]

Anyone else think these guys are as cool as I do? You always feel like they know something you don't. It has to be a great honor to walk along side the POTUS.

[rockmom]

Anyone else think these guys are as cool as I do? You always feel like they know something you don't. It has to be a great honor to walk along side the POTUS.

 

 

I've had the pleasure of working with the Secret Service several times, and I can tell you, they are top notch guys/gals!

[Cameraman]

I used to be a Secret Service agent. I don't remember much though, after you retire from the service they give you one of those Men In Black Brain Wipeout things.

[whodey]

I used to be a Secret Service agent. I don't remember much though, after you retire from the service they give you one of those Men In Black Brain Wipeout things.

 

:laugh:

[MrsFairFan]

I was just talking about this with FF. They are amazing people. You do get the feeling they know something you don't lol, and they probably do. I really respect them.

[ScarHeel]

Anyone else think these guys are as cool as I do? You always feel like they know something you don't. It has to be a great honor to walk along side the POTUS.

 

:lol:

 

Byt yeah, they are some cool looking dudes.

[CC83MVP]

Definitely the coolest. One look at them and I immediately lose all self-esteem.:lol:

Edited January 20, 2009 by CC83MVP

[saint4]

It has to take a really good person to do that duty. At any second any and all of them will take a bullet in the heart for their fellow agent or the president. It takes a great human being to be that selfless.

[nWo]

I can remember attending the Indy 500 race when Dan Quayle was the Vice President. I had my youngest son on my shoulder and Vice President Quayle waved at him. A Secret Service agent stood right in front of me and watched me to whole time.

 

I didn't move until he left. :lol:

[halfback20]

I'd say some of them have really cool jobs.

 

On the other hand, I've heard from professors that know Secret Service agents that say a lot of them have very boring jobs.

[BoondockSaint]

I'm currently going through the background check process to do my internship with them at the moment.

[cooperstown]

Indeed a very honorable profession. But it's not as exciting as you might think. There are only a selective few agents assigned to the personal protection details of the President/Vice President. Many other agents - the ones you don't see - are assigned to watch areas blocks away from the individuals, or are assigned to do the tedious setup work in advance of the visit. Their job becomes extremely busy during election years and then, for the most part, the agents go back to their normal duties conducting investigations of counterfeiting (rarely occurs in our area), identity theft, and credit card fraud. My office has been asked on numerous occasions to assist USSS on local protection details. They are indeed great guys, but it's definitely a job for younger guys without a family. Not because it's necessarily any more physically demanding than any other federal agent's job, but because you do travel a great deal and work some long, brutal hours during election years. They are also subject to being transferred to another city moreso than a lot of federal agencies, although they (and other federal agencies) have cut back on that somewhat these days due to the cost involved.

[sportsfan41]

Indeed a very honorable profession. But it's not as exciting as you might think. There are only a selective few agents assigned to the personal protection details of the President/Vice President. Many other agents - the ones you don't see - are assigned to watch areas blocks away from the individuals, or are assigned to do the tedious setup work in advance of the visit. Their job becomes extremely busy during election years and then, for the most part, the agents go back to their normal duties conducting investigations of counterfeiting (rarely occurs in our area), identity theft, and credit card fraud. My office has been asked on numerous occasions to assist USSS on local protection details. They are indeed great guys, but it's definitely a job for younger guys without a family. Not because it's necessarily any more physically demanding than any other federal agent's job, but because you do travel a great deal and work some long, brutal hours during election years. They are also subject to being transferred to another city moreso than a lot of federal agencies, although they (and other federal agencies) have cut back on that somewhat these days due to the cost involved.

 

Definitely a cool job, but don't forget that these guys don't just protect people, they also investigate different things including counterfitting of US currency.

[cooperstown]

BTW, I talked to a Secret Service agent friend of mine a few months back who is close to one of the agents on Obama's protection team (or at least back then - they rotate teams frequently). Said the guy raved about Obama - that he was extremely friendly and well-liked by the agents. Even shot hoops with him one day.

 

In contrast, I personally knew an agent who was on the Clintons' protection team. Some interesting stories there. And the agents absolutely hated Hillary.

[cooperstown]

Definitely a cool job, but don't forget that these guys don't just protect people, they also investigate different things including counterfitting of US currency.

 

In the major cities. Ain't a lot of counterfeiting going on in our part of the world, trust me.