Use your official name on your application as it appears on your valid government identification (i.e., REAL ID Driver's License, State ID, Passport).
This position requires an automatic credit check after initial qualifications are met.
Must be at least 21 years old at the time of application and under 40 at referral.
Certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so, if you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959.
Possess a current valid driver's license. Must be REAL ID compliant.
You will be ineligible to occupy this position if at any time you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, unless you received a pardon, or your conviction was expunged or set aside.
U.S. Citizenship.
Carry and use a firearm. Maintaining firearm proficiency is mandatory.
(Note: Lasik, ALK, RK, and PRK corrective eye surgeries are acceptable eye surgeries for special agent applicants. The following are waiting periods for visual tests: Lasik-2 months after surgery, PRK-6 months after surgery, ALK and RK-one year after surgery).
Failure to pass the training program may result in separation from the Secret Service.
Disclose any prior drug use, attempted use, and/or experimentation.
Obtain a Top-Secret Clearance and retain it during your career.
Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position.
Complete 13 weeks of intensive training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, GA and 20 - 22 weeks of specialized training at the James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel, MD.
Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 25 decibels in either ear in the 500,1000 and 2000Hz ranges.
Sign a mobility agreement stating your willingness to accept assignments anywhere within the United States and overseas.
Possess uncorrected visual acuity of no worse than 20/100 binocular, possess corrected visual acuity of 20/20 or better in each eye.