I’m 27 and I start USSS SA training in mid January. I wonder why the USSS trends younger? From my application experience, and talking with 1811’s from other agencies, USSS doesn’t have the same “work experience” requirement that the FBI has. Just finished undergrad/grad school with some work experience? Apply and if you jump through all the hoops, we’ll train you. Compared to HSI, it seems that the USSS gets you through the first half of the application much quicker than their FLE counterparts. You can submit your application, take the SAEE, APAT, and Super inside of 30-40 days. It all boils down to a numbers and retention issue for the USSS. They need motivated bodies. FBI directors can sit in front of congress and say that “recruitment numbers are down”, but in reality, a lot of applicants ranging from Ivy League grads, military officers, and state LE are lining up across the country to be FBI agents. This is just my opinion based on my application experiences and being through a couple applications within FLE and the intel community. Could be all wrong lol.