| After meeting the extremely rigid reguirements | | | | thigh. Females are measured on the tricep, hip, |
| to be accepted as an agent trainee in the Secret | | | | and thigh. |
| Service, an individual is sent to the Federal Law | | | | 2. Illinois Agility Run |
| Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia | | | | A student's ability to get up from the ground and |
| for a 10 week Criminal Investigator Training | | | | sprint while changing directions will be measured in |
| Program. | | | | hundreds of seconds. They will lay flat on the |
| Equally as important as the technical skills taught | | | | floor. They will get up, sprint 30 feet and return, |
| at Glynco is the physical conditioning training. Don't | | | | negotiate 4 obstacles over a 30 foot area and |
| expect to come to FLETC to get into physical | | | | return through the obstacles, and finally end with |
| shape, you must be in physical shape in order to | | | | another 30 foot sprint and return. |
| keep up with this difficult program. Students will | | | | 3. Sit and Reach |
| endure hours of strenuous physical conditioning | | | | This test measures a student's flexibility in the |
| and intense defensive tactics training. | | | | lower back, legs, and shoulders to the quarter |
| The physical techniques area covers over three | | | | inch. The student sits on the floor in front of a |
| acres. This includes mat rooms, classrooms, | | | | device in which they push a block down the |
| weight rooms, gyms and other buildings devoted | | | | device. This is a static stretch and the calves |
| to fitness and training. | | | | must stay in contact with the floor. |
| While in training a student will be running distances | | | | 4. Bench Press |
| from 1.5 to 10 miles in length. | | | | A student's upper body strength for one |
| At the end of 10 weeks, students need to | | | | repetition is measured in 5 pound increments. The |
| receive a score of 75% or higher, excluding Body | | | | test takes place on a fulcrum bench where they |
| Composition, on the Physical Efficiency Battery. | | | | press the weight straight up until the arms are |
| This is a test of five diferrent components | | | | locked. |
| measuring the fitness level of each student. | | | | 5. 1.5 Mile Run |
| 1. Physical Composition | | | | This test measures cardio/resiratory fitness of a |
| Body fat is measured at three different places | | | | student in minutes and seconds. The student runs |
| with skinfold calipers. The results are put into a | | | | six laps on a quarter track. |
| computer program and body fat is calculated. | | | | Students must successfully pass the final FIT test |
| Males are measured on the chest, abdomen, and | | | | to graduate. |