What does cat stand for in Secret Service?

The Counter Assault Team (CAT) provides direct, tactical support to Secret Service protective details, including those of the president and vice president of the United States.

What are cat agents?

The Counter Assault Team (CAT) is a specialized tactical unit of the U.S. Secret Service that provides tactical support to the Presidential Protective Division to protect the President of the United States.

Why do the Secret Service wear sunglasses?

Secret Service agents sometimes wear sunglasses to keep the sun out of their eyes, so they can increase their ability to see what people in the crowd are doing.

Does the Secret Service deploy?

Protection and COVID-19

Despite its size, the Secret Service innovatively deployed resources to successfully meet growing operational demands, which in FY 2020 included protecting a historically high number of protectees.

Who works for the Secret Service?

The Secret Service employs approximately 3,200 special agents, 1,300 Uniformed Division officers, and more than 2,000 other technical, professional and administrative support personnel.

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Can Secret Service have tattoos?

The Secret Service prohibits special agents 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).

Why do Secret Service hold their jackets?

As noted in the Obama- and Hillary-Protect series, their Secret Service candidate-protective agents hold their hands at waist height, particularly in crowds, but also when standing guard. Presumably this allows quick action against hands of attackers or to draw weapons.

How many Secret Service agents are in the White House?

There are 1,200 uniformed Secret Service agents posted around the clock at the White House and at embassies and diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C. The Secret Service has 2,800 plainclothes agents.

Does the Secret Service carry blood?

When traveling, the president is never more than 10 minutes from a trauma center and agents carry bags of the president's blood in case a transfusion is needed. They investigate anyone who's made a threat against the president to determine if it's real.

Do Secret Service agents have badges?

A new special agent badge was introduced in September 2003, which is the badge special agents use today. Credit: U.S. Secret Service.

Why are bodyguard black?

To avoid glares from sunlight or direct flashes

Dark glasses help avoid direct sunlight and glares and also give the eye a neutral black tone making it easy to see beyond colour restrictions.

How many female Secret Service agents are there?

Of those employed, seven of 45 special agents in charge of field offices are women, as are four deputy assistant directors out of 20. The chief of staff is a woman. About 25 percent of the whole workforce is female.

Do ex vice presidents get Secret Service protection for life?

Congress passed legislation (H.R. 5938); the “Former Vice President Protection Act of 2008,” which authorized Secret Service protection for former Vice Presidents, their spouses and their children less than 16 years of age for up to six months after the Vice President's term in office has ended.

What does CAT means in military?

Counter Assault Team. Team, Assault, Army.

Does the Secret Service have snipers?

United States Secret Service agents have a tremendous responsibility when it comes to protecting the President of the United States and his family. This may very well be one of the most elite sniper teams in the world, and it's one that's never fired a single shot!

How do you become a Secret Service agent?

Apply for an open secret service agent position

Must be between the ages of 21 and 37. Must possess a current and valid driver's license. Must meet vision requirements (uncorrected vision equal to or better than 20/100 binocular or corrected 20/20 vision) Must be in excellent physical and mental health.

Why do Secret Service wear suits?

Why do some agents wear suits and others wear uniforms? Special agents, the ones you usually see with the President, do not wear uniforms. This helps the agents blend in with crowds so that they are not easily detectable.

Do presidents get paid for life?

Former presidents receive a pension equal to the salary of a Cabinet secretary (Executive Level I); as of 2020, it is $219,200 per year. The pension begins immediately after a president's departure from office.

How hard is it to get into the Secret Service?

Getting a job with the U.S. Secret Service is far from easy, as the selection process is extremely competitive. Candidates must have either a college degree or a combination of college and law enforcement work experience, with a background in criminal investigation.

Are Secret Service armed?

As a non-lethal option, Special Agents, Special Officers, and Uniformed Division Officers are armed with the ASP 16" expandable baton, and Uniformed Division officers also carry pepper spray.

Are the windows of the White House bullet proof?

Bulletproof windows

Thankfully, they're some of the most impenetrable windows known to man. In November 2011, an attacker fired seven rounds from a semi-automatic rifle into the White House, but not even consecutive shots could shatter a window.

What pistol does the Secret Service carry?

In 2019, the US Secret Service chose the Glock G19 Gen 5 MOS to be their new service pistol. It replaced the long-standing Sig P229 as the agency's standard-issue sidearm. The move represents an acknowledgment by law enforcement that simpler is better and is also part of a trend back toward the 9mm Luger.

What holster does the Secret Service use?

Again, given the professional attire that the Secret Service wears it stands to reason that the Raven Concealment Perun LC will be the holster of choice for non-operational wear, but the Glock 47's use is likely to be limited to tactical roles.

Do former presidents get motorcades?

Decommissioned presidential state cars are dismantled and destroyed with the assistance of the Secret Service to prevent their secrets from being known to outside parties.