What is it like to know a U.S. Secret Service agent?

From what I've heard, if you're working protection, it's BORING. I once had an agent tell me he spent so long guarding President Obama's house that he named all the squirrels in the yard. There's a lot of standing in empty stairwells and hallways. read more

The U.S. Secret Service recruits personnel of the highest caliber to carry out its integrated missions of investigation and protection. While the executive protection mission is known worldwide, the U.S. Secret Service’s investigative mission continues to grow due to developments in technology. read more

Overall, being a Secret Service agent is a huge commitment, beyond the fact that if you go on protection detail or find yourself in undercover situations, you're putting your life on the line. Even after he left the Secret Service, when the planes hit the towers on 9/11, his wife got a strange call. read more