Unknown and Strange Facts for America's Secret Service (Photo)

The United States Secret Service is covered with mysteries and myths.

Who are these tough people in black suits?

In the movies, they wear dark lens sunglasses and have headphones, escorts albeu.com.

But you'll hardly recognize them in real life if you meet them.

No. We've discovered some facts about these special agents.

We'll try to remove the veil of secrecy and learn a little more about the mysterious organization.

21. There's more than we think.

If we talk about the Secret Service, we often think about 100 (or even less) elite soldiers. In fact, there are about 6,500. In addition, there are those who work for the personal protection unit.

20. They don't just care about the presidents.

Not only the president, but their family, former presidents and families of former presidents are under protection. The Secret Service also protects the president's guests and whoever the president wants to protect.

Nineteen. There are three stages of service.

Agents aren't involved in field work first. They have to work in the office for three years if they want to face challenging jobs (this phase lasts 4-7 years). In the final phase, an agent is promoted to a higher position or returns to office work.

18. They're trained to throw themselves in the bullets and survive in the water.

Before any major event, the Secret Service predicts and examines all possible scenarios of assassination attempts and exchanges. They use bullets specifically made for these training sessions. All agents also undergo a skill development course every eight weeks.

17. They are willing to give first aid.

Each agent has basic medical skills and is ready to remain calm in a critical situation to save someone's life before an ambulance comes or before they reach the hospital. Each president's path has been thoroughly searched so that a hospital is always 10 minutes away.

16. They always have presidential blood with them.

Agents are always willing to use their medical skills and to administer a blood transfusion if necessary. They always do some extra blood for the president, so they don't get the chances with donors.

15. Mount Weather is not a myth.

There is an underground bunker in the mountains used to conceal a government representative during an event where all other state officials gather. So if terrorists decide to kill the top group of government, they'll probably fail.

14. Presidents also have code names.

Secret Service uses code names for presidents for real. This is not Hollywood fantasy. They often use names that begin with the same letter to a family. For example, Barack Obama was Renegad, his wife was Renaissance, and their daughters were Radiance and Rosebud.

13. There are sensors of movement on the floor of the Oval Office.

One of the Secret Service rules is that the president is not left alone. And if the president wants to stay alone in the Oval Office without agents, they can easily track any movement and any possible threat with the help of sensors on the floor.

Twelve. They participate in the president's hobby.

While the president cannot stand alone, agents must participate in everything in his life. Mr. President, do you want to go for a breakfast? No problem, we're going with you. Do you want to do hiking? We're in. Do you want to try scanning? Well, you know...

11. And they go to the doctor with the president.

The president can't even stand alone with a doctor without an agent as an escort, no matter what the president's problem is, he conveys albeu.com.

10. They follow all the threatening letters.

It's not a myth. The Secret Service controls all electronic letters and letters containing threats (even nonquilar). This organisation also has a database of thousands of types of ink to make the investigation process easier.

9. They always monitor and record everything.

Agents always use as many cameras as they can. It really helps when it comes to solving an incident and finding a criminal author. After Kennedy's murder, it was decided to have a car that was responsible for recording the video in a presidential sphere.

8. They don't swear to die for their president.

It's a Hollywood myth. There is no such oath in real life. Nothing personal, Mr. President!

7. There's only one agent killed in the line of duty.

If an agent sacrifices their lives to the president, they do it voluntarily. In fact, there was only one case in history when a Secret Service officer died: Leslie Coffelt was killed on November 1, 1950, protecting Harry Truman.

6. They keep their secret headquarters.

The Secret Service headquarters is located in Washington in a building without any identification. There are no garbage cans nearby (so there is no room to install a bomb). The building is located on a street with a very short name: H Street.

5. The Secret Service was founded the day Lincoln was killed.

It was Hugh McCuloch, Secretary of the Treasury who suggested the creation of the Secret Service. He presented his idea to Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865.

4. The Secret Service was not founded to protect the president.

Even if he had been created that morning, he would not have saved Lincoln's life, for its primary purpose was to cope with counterfeiting and financial fraud. In fact, the organization still deals with such matters.

3. They never wear sunglasses outside.

In movies, agents always wear sunglasses and black suits. Real agents never use sunglasses during their mission, since they may lose something important because of yellow light or light shortages, writes albeu.com.

2. Sometimes they fail too.

Nowadays it's really hard to hide anything, and a secret service mistake is no exception. There was a story Barack Obama boarded in an elevator with an armed officer when a man with a knife entered the White House base, jumping over the fence.

1. Their hands are always ready.

If you have a closer look at the agents in the photo, you will notice that their hands are always on their waist. Their finger position may change, but the meaning is always the same: agents are willing to react quickly and increase their weapons. /Okéu. com/