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do you have what it takes to join the
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Secret Service from protecting the
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president to chasing down credit fraud
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the Secret Service actually has some
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broad powers and some even broader
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requirements to be a part of it
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we'll show you some of the strangest
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aspects of taking on this job
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it might just change the way you think
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about these men and women in black now
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to get your security clearance to
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proceed be sure to click on that
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subscribe button and while you're at it
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why not also activate those
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notifications let's begin a 9-step
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process there's a good chance you've
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already worked more than a few jobs in
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your life so far
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for most the procedure always seems the
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same fill out an application head in for
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an interview and then if successful go
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through a brief period of probationary
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work of course not every job is the same
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but you get the gist of it well it
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likely won't surprise you that applying
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to work for the Secret Service is a bit
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more involved and we say a bit we mean a
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lot first for you to fill out an
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application package that is over 30
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pages long
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then there's the written test drug test
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vision test and hearing test once that's
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all done you get the preliminary
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interview just when you think you might
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be nearing the end they put you in front
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of a panel for questioning heading home
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after all of this doesn't bring any
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relief either that's because you then
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have a home interview with all the
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interviews and tests out of the way it's
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time to get strapped up to a polygraph
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machine aka a lie-detector test even if
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you manage to get through all this
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incredibly you still have to pass the
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physically and mentally demanding
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training that lasts nearly 30 weeks hide
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the pain in many jobs injuries happen
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that's just a fact of life a sprained
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ankle a burn on your hand these are the
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sorts of injuries that happen every day
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in arranged occupations now in most jobs
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if you get hurt during the training or
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probationary period that won't spell an
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end to your chances of working there
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you'll just take a couple days off to
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recoup and before you know it you'll be
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back at work flipping those burgers as
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if nothing ever happened
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the Secret Service is a bit different
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after passing all those tests and
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interviews candidates enter a very
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grueling training program physically
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things can get pretty rough with all the
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tackle
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of suspects and negotiating obstacles as
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a result people get injured but they do
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their best to hide it for instance some
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recruits have confessed to the fact that
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trainees are willing to hide the serious
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injuries like broken ribs because they
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fear it will end their chances of
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continuing on in the program they think
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the instructors are actually there to
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find excuses to kick trainees out there
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for one unwritten requirement of House
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training is that you simply do your best
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to grin and bear it when it comes to
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injuries taking one for the team
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now most of us think that the pinnacle
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of service for an agent is being posted
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right near the president to protect them
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from harm sure on TV we see groups of
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agents looking super cool in their black
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suits and sunglasses as they move along
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beside the president yet it's not as
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awesome as you think because that
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posting actually requires you put up
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with a lot of crap for instance one
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agent assigned to Lyndon Johnson
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reported a rather uncomfortable scenario
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one day not known to be one to hold back
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LBJ decided he needed to relieve himself
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outside agents huddled around close to
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him to provide some privacy while
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performing this duty the president ended
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up urinating on one agent and simply
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shrugged it off as a perk of the job
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don't think for one minute it got any
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better for other agents during other
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presidencies Gerald Ford allegedly used
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to embarrass his agents often allegedly
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if you were detailed to be near the
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president during a day he felt a bit
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gassy you could expect to be ridiculed
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what do we mean well Ford reportedly
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would stink of a room and then blame it
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on the nearest agent while ridiculing
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them now that is a weapon of mass
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destruction not just law enforcement
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Secret Service agents are federal agents
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who receive in-depth training in our
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tasked with protecting the President and
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other VIPs of course with such a job
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requirement
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these agents need to be familiar with
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law enforcement training and also be
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able to handle
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because of this it seems pretty obvious
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that those people who want to get into
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the Secret Service have some type of
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military or law enforcement background
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nothing strange about that at all
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but hold on for a second it actually
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turns out this is no longer a primary
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factor in being eligible as the world of
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threats evolves so too has the hiring
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criteria for the agency they no longer
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just need law savvy gun-toting
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suit-wearing bodyguards as things are no
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longer about sheer physical capabilities
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and reflexes no the agency reportedly
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needs people who are also very cerebral
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and can do everything from thinking well
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outside the box to handling IT issues in
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Internet safety that probably explains
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why the Secret Service has been hiring
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recruits from non-traditional sources as
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artistry philosophy and computer science
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unequal training in most regular jobs
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there's usually some sort of on the job
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training or continuing education for
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instance if you work in the service
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industry you may be required to endure
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an occasional refresher course about
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workplace safety or first-aid and other
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jobs you may have to have regular
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meetings or go over the proper use of
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certain machinery or how to file the TPS
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reports Secret Service is no different
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in this respect however what is a bit
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unusual is that the amount of training
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varies a lot among agents for instance
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one report showed that on average agents
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trained for 46 hours per year this could
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include everything from sidearm training
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to investigative procedures however
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during the same period members of the
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uniformed arm of the Secret Service
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received just 25 minutes of total
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training we don't know about you but
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we're thinking if you hate annoying
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training sessions then the uniformed
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Secret Service is the branch for you
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after all 25 minutes a year is probably
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a lot less than most fast-food employees
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get while they're going over a safety
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refresher course all right we need to
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verify your credentials a little further
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with this quiz in November 2016 the
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Secret Service sees the largest stash of
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counterfeit currency in its history in
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Peru
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how much fake money was seized it's a
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lot and we'll tell you the correct
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answer at the end of the video no life
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work can definitely take up a lot of
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time and distract us from other things
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in our life like our family and friends
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after all take me for example
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I'm here narrating this video for you
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well I could be on the beach drinking
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margaritas nonetheless we can all agree
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that work can get pretty distracting at
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times if you think shift work or a job
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as an emergency service worker makes for
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a stressful life then you probably
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shouldn't think about joining the Secret
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Service according to some agents the
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rather strange unwritten requirement
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here is that you give up pretty much
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everything to work in this job this is
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especially true if you're in the
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protective division agents can expect to
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always be on the move no matter what
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time of day one moment you can be
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standing guard outside a house in the
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rain then several hours later you're
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flying to another destination to prepare
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for a VIP arrival you'll miss meals and
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sleep on a regular basis perhaps most
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importantly agents confess that you will
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likely miss birthday parties graduations
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holidays and wedding anniversaries sorry
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but the president and his family are
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considered a far higher priority than
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anyone in your family working out when
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you think about it you never really see
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any overweight or out of shape looking
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Secret Service agents that make sense
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since these men and women are required
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to react with lightning-fast reflexes
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and have the endurance necessary to
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undertake a long investigation or a
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shift protecting the president speaking
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of protecting the president we all know
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what that looks like after all there are
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the images of the agents walking beside
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the limousine or providing a protective
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barrier between the American leader and
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any potential threat yet some agents
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have to be in really good shape because
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some presidents have enjoyed the
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occasional jog or workout regime
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obviously the president can't just go
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off jogging by himself
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so a select group of agents have to
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enjoy running just as much as previous
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bonuses we're pretty sure the Secret
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Service questionnaire doesn't ask if you
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would go running with the president
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every day however if you're tasked with
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protecting the president or a
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presidential candidate and they feel
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like going out for a run guess what so
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do you
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whether jogging with Bill Clinton biking
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with John Kerry are going for 100 degree
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runs with George Bush there is always at
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least one
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agent taking part whether they like it
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or not more than the president so as
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you've likely gathered protecting the
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president and other VIPs is a big task
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on the US Secret Service it's not
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surprising that we think this because it
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is the most high-profile of the tasks
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this agency performs yet would it
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surprise you even more to learn that
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this is not the primary function of the
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Secret Service that's right the task of
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protecting the president was only added
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to the to-do list of the agency the
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Secret Service began their existence as
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an investigative body that looked into
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issues of financial crime such as
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counterfeiting in fact the primary
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investigative mission of the Secret
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Service today remains safeguarding the
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financial systems of the United States
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in a nutshell pretty much any crime that
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involves money is somehow tied to this
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organization yet it doesn't end there
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and this is where things get kind of
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strange in addition to counterfeiters
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fraudsters and potential assassins the
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Secret Service is also responsible for
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investigating child abduction and
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molestation cases we bet most people
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didn't know that this came about after
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officials reasoned with agents who were
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skilled at tracking down assassins would
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have the skills necessary to track down
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those who target children it's strange
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but very true hired muscle superficially
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the agents of the Secret Service can
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have the appearance of a bouncer who
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stands outside of a high-end or super
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shady Club after all the suit sunglasses
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and emotionless expression seem
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prerequisites for that in a way the
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agents can be seen as a sort of bouncer
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force out to protect the president and
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his VIP entourage don't believe us try
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running towards the president the next
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time he's out in public and tell us what
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happens ok don't actually do that
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because at a minimum you'll be tackled
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to the ground and bruised up pretty
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badly ultimately the president's
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personal agents can be viewed as a kind
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of goon squad if you think that's a bit
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harsh just consider what Franklin D
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Roosevelt had his team do on a regular
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basis we know that FDR faced crippling
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disease but he wanted Americans to see
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him as independent and strong that's why
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there are a few images of him in a
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wheelchair or using a walker to brace
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himself
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however when photographers happen to
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snap images of him looking sickly or
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vulnerable FDR had his agents take the
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cameras and destroy the film so no
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negative images of him could be
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circulated in the press
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it sort of sounds like a scene we
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associate more with The Godfather
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than the president wingmen it turns out
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the White House has seen more than a
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couple presidents who weren't always
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faithful to their wives from FDR to LBJ
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to JFK
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there are definitely quite a few rumors
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allegations and confessions suggesting
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that when the first lady was out of town
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the president wasn't alone of course in
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situations like this agents become
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almost wingmen four wing women who would
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keep an eye out for a returning first
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lady or even delay her to buy the
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president time to remove any evidence
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John F Kennedy apparently had so many
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mistresses but agents were almost always
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stumbling across the president while he
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was hanging out with his secretary or
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Swedish flight attendant Bill Clinton's
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Affairs were so well known to agents
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that they allegedly codenamed one
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regular visitor energizer agents were so
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used to the visits they coordinated
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communication with the agents guarding
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Hillary Clinton so no one ever
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accidentally discovered what was going
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on if the first lady decided to come
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home early agents would inform the
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President to wrap up negotiations with
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energizer as soon as possible so any
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clues on how much counterfeit money was
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seized in the record-breaking bust in
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Peru in 2016 the answer 30 million
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dollars and that was just the US
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currency agents also seized an
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additional fifty thousand euros well
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folks that's the end of our training
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