U.S. citizenship is required.
Possess a current valid driver's license.
Must be REAL ID compliant.
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).
Must be at least 21 years old at the time of application. Applicants may be referred up to their 40th birthday. Referral is defined as the point at which minimum qualification determinations are completed. Exceptions may apply for those with current or prior service in federal law enforcement positions covered by special retirement provisions. The Secret Service has determined that age is essential to the performance of this position.
Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position.
Disclose any prior drug use, attempted use, and/or experimentation.
Obtain a **Top-Secret Clearance** and retain it during your career.
This position requires an automatic credit check after initial qualifications are met.
Carry and use a firearm.
Maintaining firearm proficiency is mandatory.
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.
Sign a mobility agreement stating your willingness to accept assignments anywhere within the United States and overseas.
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.
Must have uncorrected vision of at least 20/100, correctable to 20/20 in each eye. LASIK, ALK, RK, and PRK surgeries are acceptable if required post-surgery visual tests are passed: Lasik (3 months), PRK (6 months), ALK/RK (1 year) waiting periods apply.
Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 25 decibels (A.S.A. or equivalent I.S.O.) in either ear in the 500,1000 and 2000Hz ranges.
