The Secret Service will have a military man at the helm for the first time in modern history, it has been reported.

According to the Washington Examiner, Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, a retired Marine general and former head of U.S. Central Command, is preparing to name a senior armed forces officer to the agency's top job.

The move is seen as a bid to impose rigorous discipline and help the Secret Service recover from morale- and image-busting White House intrusions in recent days.

Employees are expecting an announcement in the next week, the Examiner reported.

The last full-time Secret Service director, former agent Joseph Clancy, retired on March 3 – for the second time – and left an 'acting director,' William Callahan, as a caretaker in the role

Secret Service agents are seen in the above May 20, 2016, file photo standing guard near the White House in Washington. The agency is reportedly set to install its first modern military man as the new chief

The Secret Service is tasked with protecting the president, his family and the White House grounds, but intruders have been penetrating the mansion's outer defenses with unusual frequency since the retirement of former director Joseph Clancy

Clancy's departure coincided with a run of security lapses and misconduct cases, the Examiner noted.

On March 10 an intruder was able to jump a White House fence and linger on the presidential mansion's lawn for 17 minutes before agents detected and detained him.

Trump has already shown a willingness to put high-ranking military men in cabinet-level positions.

Kelly himself is a retired three-star general. And James Mattis, the secretary of Defense, is a retired four-star Marine.

The Secret Service asked for an additional $60 million in funding for the next fiscal year in order to cover the expenses associated with protecting the Trump family, but was turned down.

Sign of the times: the service already has a paramilitary tactical unit, which could soon get a real-live military commander

There are unique logistical and financial challenges that come with protecting members of the jet-setting Trump clan. President Donald Trump is seen at right with son Barron and First Lady Melania Trump

Half of that money was earmarked toward security for the Trump family and his private residence at Trump Tower in New York; the other half would have gone towards travel costs accrued by Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and visiting heads of state.

The request for new funds stemmed from unforeseen logistical and financial challenges that have come with protecting members of the jet-setting Trump clan.

In addition to protecting the president, his family, and his aides, the Secret Service also investigates cybercrimes, counterfeit money operations, and cases involving missing and exploited minors.

Although Trump has been president for a little over eight weeks, he has flown to Florida five times on weekends – which critics say is ironic since Trump often criticized his predecessor, Barack Obama, for taking vacations at taxpayer expense.

The president also makes frequent trips to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, meaning the Secret Service has to set up command posts there as well

And the Secret Service also has to secure and patrol Trump Tower in New York City, taking up office space there and setting up security measures to control who gets in and out ofthe iconic skyscraper

It was reported this week that up to 100 Secret Service agents would be traveling in tow with Trump’s children and grandchildren during their Spring Break ski vacation in Aspen.

The Trump clan delegation includes six adults – daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, as well as the president’s two oldest sons and their wives – plus eight children.

The cost of the trip is unclear, but it will likely be even more than the reported $3million bill that President Trump racks up every weekend he heads down to Palm Beach. And it will likely all be covered by taxpayer money.

The latest out-of-town excursion for members of the Trump clan is shaping up to be another costly trip for taxpayers, as recent hotel bills for security coinciding with their travels is already in the hundreds of thousands.