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.
If you have an active Top Secret security clearance (or above), the OPM can typically grant a favorable suitability determination within 24 to 48 hours. If you have a Secret, NACI, or Public Trust clearance, or no clearance at all, it will typically take OPM 60 to 120 days to grant a favorable suitability determination.he training is an intense, eight-week pass/fail course. The first stage of training is three weeks of instructor-led, web-based/conference call training completed from your home. Training for weeks four, five, and six is conducted in our training facility in Chantilly, Virginia.