The Secret Service will be relaxing the rules for marijuana users to an extent in the hopes that it will increase their pool of candidates. It's becoming impossible for the agency to track down people who have not used due to the wide acceptance and acknowledged medical benefits for things like addiction, stress and depression.
Meanwhile, Jeff Sessions is looking to crack down on medical providers. Citing things such as: psychosis, respiratory issues, IQ loss and that it has no accepted medical use in the united states.
[Credit for the secret service article and scribd source to takyon]
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Thursday June 15 2017, @03:12PM (6 children)
The government that expects this, doesn't make it possible for most people to have it. So it would mean that they would recruit increasingly from those more well off who can afford a family / mortgage. But the more affluent those people are, the less they may want this particular job.
There's another factor here: for the Presidential detail at least, the Secret Service would require you to live in the DC area, for obvious reasons. DC is a very, very expensive part of the country. I wonder how much they pay these guys (and girls--I've seen a few female SS agents at the White House grounds).
(Score: 2) by KGIII on Thursday June 15 2017, @04:20PM (4 children)
Starts between 45,000 and 75,000 and then some additional bonuses, up to about 25%. That will vary by location and specific detail.
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 15 2017, @06:20PM (1 child)
Gaaahd, starting $75k would seem more in line with a job with incredibly strict requirements, dire consequences, and your life on the line. I don't discount police putting their lives on the line, but SS is supposed to be the top tier "police force" in the US. $45k? That just seems insulting. But hey, we pull the same shit on teachers and they are responsible for the future of our society soooo yaaaa. Our priorities are totally fine, yup, this is all fine /s.
(Score: 2) by KGIII on Thursday June 15 2017, @08:00PM
You may not want to look up how much we pay our infantry members.
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Thursday June 15 2017, @06:52PM (1 child)
$45k? Good luck even renting your own apartment for that much in the DC area within reasonable distance to a Metro station (for commuting into downtown DC for your job protecting the president). So the most elite police in the country, protecting the highest office in the land, have to resort to living in the crappy part of town with roommates? No wonder they're having recruitment problems.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by KGIII on Thursday June 15 2017, @07:49PM
I wish them luck. ;-)
I'm too old and too happy being retired. They do get some additional funds to cover COL with regards to their locality. The numbers given are base pay. They go up from there. I didn't dig deep enough to find out more - but all salary information is publicly available.
"So long and thanks for all the fish."
(Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Thursday June 15 2017, @09:23PM