Do they even get to carry guns? I know you always see them with those long intricate looking spear things. Sort of like what the Wicked Witch of the West’s guards carried.
As you’ve probably learned by now (judging from some of the posts following), they’re well armed—Sigs, Glocks, among other lethals and the sword they know how to use, sprays, with with almost instant access to much heavier firepower. Those uniforms are deceiving, plenty of room for concealment. And besides armed & unarmed combat skills, each one of them learns at least one additional language to his native French/German/Italian, usually two or three. Someone said they were like Seals. True—but with Secret Service aspects and certain “Third Order” religious duties.