St. Louis Cardinals' Stephen Piscotty, right, scores past Milwaukee Brewers catcher Martin Maldonado on a double by Matt Holliday during the second inning of a baseball game on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015, in St. Louis.
Secret Service agents go through rigorous training to perform their job effectively. All agents must go through about 7 months worth of training when they are initially hired. Once an agent has gone through the initial training, if they want to be on a protection detail, they must work in a field office for six to eight years. After spending six to eight years in the field, agents will then be transferred to work on a protection detail for three to five years.
A. Investigative processing time have decreased significantly in the past 2 years. It is now taking less than 3 months for the fastest 90% of Top Secret clearance investigations and less than 2 months for the fastest 90% of Secret clearance investigation. am 19 years old and I am enlisting in the U.S. Army in the near future. My position will require a Secret clearance. I smoked marijuana a few times in high school between my 16th and 17th birthday. My Army recruiter gave me an SF86 to fill out and hinted that I shouldnât list this information on the form.