re: US SOF on the Ground in Israel

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I thought most secret service guys were former sof guys?

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Be a U.S. Citizen
21 years of age and younger than 37 at the time of conditional offer (Veterans – 40 years of age at the time of conditional offer)
Qualify for the GL-07, GL-09, or the GS-11 level
Current Valid Driver’s License
Qualify for a Top Secret Clearance
DD-214 or Statement of Service (dates of service and campaigns) Specialized Experience: Weapons and Tactics Training or Statement of Service, depicting the same


ACCELERATED CAREER TRACK TO CAT:
33 weeks Special Agent Training
Upon successful completion of Special Agent Training, reassignment to the Washington Field Office (WFO)
While assigned to the WFO, 9 weeks CAT Selection and Basic Training
Upon successful completion of CAT Selection and Basic Training, reassignment to the Special Operations Division (SOD) CAT
Approximately 12 to 24 months from Enter on Duty Date to reassignment to SOD CAT

IDEAL CANDIDATES WILL LIKELY POSSESS ONE OF THE SEVEN CATEGORIES:
Occupied a combat arms occupational specialty in the U.S. Armed Forces
Served as a tactical operator (in a non-support or administrative role) in a military or government special operations unit
Those who served as a military member, not occupying a combat arms occupational specialty, but possess direct combat experience
Those who have served as a member of a federal, state, or local law enforcement tactical team
Participated as a student athlete, in a sport, at a college or university
Participated as a professional athlete in a sport
Completed the requisite training course for a military or government Special Operations unit or a federal, state, or local law enforcement tactical team


QUALIFICATIONS:
To be considered for the position of Special Agent, applicants must meet the following requirements:

Have uncorrected vision no worse than 20/100 binocular; correctable to 20/20 in each eye (NOTE: Lasik, ALK, RK and PRK corrective eye surgeries are acceptable eye surgeries for special agent applicants provided specific visual tests are passed. The following are the waiting periods before visual tests are conducted after the surgery: Lasik surgery—two months; PRK–six months; and ALK and RK—one year.) Applicants must meet the vision requirement at the time of application
Be in excellent health and physical condition
Pass an Applicant Physical Abilities Test
Complete interviews and pass a written examination
Qualify for a Top Secret clearance and undergo a complete background investigation, to include driving record check, drug screening, medical and polygraph examinations
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
The Secret Service prohibits employees from having visible body markings (including but not limited to tattoos, body art, and branding) on the head, face, neck, hand and fingers (any area below the wrist bone-exception is a single conservative and unobtrusive tattoo in the in the form of a ring (e.g., wedding band))

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