The image of a Secret Service agent wearing a suit and sunglasses, a finger pressed to a coiled-wire earpiece, isn't strictly accurate. Agents, in fact, generally dress for the occasion. ... As for the sunglasses, they aren't worn to keep would-be assassins from knowing where agents are looking.Mar 29, 2013
Why does Secret Service wear glasses?
As for the sunglasses, they aren't worn to keep would-be assassins from knowing where agents are looking. Rather, the Secret Service insists that they're worn for the same reason everyone else wears them: to keep the sun out of their eyes.Mar 29, 2013
Do spies wear sunglasses?
Bonus Explainer: Why are Secret Service agents always wearing sunglasses? To keep the sun out of their eyes. ... The Secret Service has no set uniform, but agents say that wearing sunglasses on a sunny day helps them to scan a crowd for suspicious behavior.Apr 17, 2012
What kind of glasses do the Kingsman wear?
Colin Firth (as Harry Hart) and Taron Egerton (as Eggsy/Gary Unwin) wear Cutler and Gross tortoiseshell acetate square-frame eyeglasses in the 2015 spy movie Kingsman: The Secret Service. Other members of the Kingsman Secret Service also wear the frame, including Michael Caine.
Why do spies wear sunglasses?
Bonus Explainer: Why are Secret Service agents always wearing sunglasses? To keep the sun out of their eyes. ... The Secret Service has no set uniform, but agents say that wearing sunglasses on a sunny day helps them to scan a crowd for suspicious behavior.Apr 17, 2012
Can you have glasses in the Secret Service?
Keep in mind that you must be at least 21 and no older than 37 when you accept the job. All agents must also have good vision and be in good physical shape. Those who wear corrective glasses or contact lenses and cannot have their vision corrected cannot work as an agent.Jan 24, 2015
Why do Secret Service agents talk into their hands?
Why do the agents look as if they're talking into their sleeves? ... Connected to the special earpiece is a small microphone that rests just inside the agent's sleeve, allowing him or her to easily communicate simply by speaking into the microphone next to the agent's wrist.