About this episode

John Constantine shares his experiences from nearly 23 years in the United States Secret Service, focusing on the unseen aspects of protecting high-profile individuals.

John Constantine spent almost 23 years in the United States Secret Service. Fifteen of them on the Counter Assault Team — the assaulters who exist for the day everything goes wrong. Team leader. Instructor. Operations supervisor. He stood with a rifle next to four presidential administrations, worked in almost 90 countries, and finished out in the Dignitary Protective Division running foreign heads of state. He wrote a book about the part of it nobody sees. It's called Hallways and Stairwells. Read John's story here! Hallways and Stairwells: https://a.co/d/00SrmoEJ We're having a Tier1 Podcast Giveaway! Join our Patreon for your chance to win a custom G17 and support the podcast! Sponsors First Responders Coffee & Cask Company (FRCC) – 15 percent off with code TIER1 https://frcc.shop Human Performance TRT – 20 percent off with code TIER1 https://hp-trt.com Tasty Gains – 20 percent off with code TIER1 https://tastygains.com Brotherhood Blades – 10 percent off with code TIER1 https://brotherhoodblades.com Cloud Defensive – 30 percent off with code TIER1 Cloud Defensive matches 15 percent of each purchase to donate to the C.A.T. II Foundation for law enforcement training…

People in this episode

Host: Brent Tucker

Guest: John Constantine

Topics covered

• Secret Service
• Presidential Protection
• Counter Assault Team
• Personal Security
• Law Enforcement

Keywords

• Secret Service
• John Constantine
• presidential protection
• Counter Assault Team
• law enforcement

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First Responders Coffee & Cask Company, Human Performance TRT, Tasty Gains, Brotherhood Blades, Cloud Defensive, Venjenz

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United States Secret Service, C.A.T. II Foundation

Books & works: Hallways and Stairwells

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