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The most difficult task I ever grappled with was learning how to effectively secure the life of the president of the United States as a Secret Service agent in the Presidential Protective Division.
Mastering presidential security is a herculean task which requires seasoned, presidential lead advance agents to master logistics, security, diplomacy, and constantly evolving technology. It takes a typical Secret Service agent approximately seven to ten years of investigative field work before they are even eligible for consideration for appointment to the Presidential Protective Division, and very few agents are selected.
In many children's sport leagues, and on many of our college campuses, everyone gets a trophy for participating. But, not in the Secret Service, where only the best of the best are selected to protect the president.
A Secret Service agent friend of mine once described the journey from an agent's hiring to the Presidential Protective Division as "the world's longest job interview," and he was correct.
With the inauguration right around the corner, President-elect Trump's Secret Service detail will have to grapple with the following obstacles:
1. The inauguration
I was one of the advance agents from the Presidential Protective Division tasked with designing and implementing the security planning for Barack Obama's January, 2009 inauguration. I was also assigned to the 2005 inauguration of George W. Bush in a support capacity. Sadly, both the 2001 and 2005 Bush inaugurals were marred by protests, egg throwing, arrests, and a number of attempts to disrupt the inaugural motorcade route.
And, although these protestors clearly had the right to protest, they did not have the right to throw objects and disrupt the security plan. It's not a partisan talking-point but a harsh reality that many on the far-left have embraced the politics of destruction and violence as a strategic political weapon.
The Barack Obama 2009 inauguration saw almost none of this type of activity with only isolated misconduct incidents and infamous logistics failures such as the "Purple Tunnel of Doom" disaster.
I derive absolutely no pleasure in telling you that the far-left presents more challenges to the security planners at a Republican event than the Right does at a Democrat event but, history doesn't tell tall tales.
Click here to read the entire article at The Conservative Review
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Dan served for over a decade as a special agent in the United States Secret Service, and currently owns a security consulting business.
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