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.
To become a Secret Service agent, you must be a U.S. citizen, between the ages of 21 and less than 37 years old at the time of appointment and possess a current driver's license.Your vision can be no worse than 20/60 uncorrected and correctable to 20/20 in each eye.pplicants with a master's degree or one year of specialized work experience equivalent to a GL-7 level will enter the Secret Service at level GL-9.