Mr. Richardson,

I just wanted to express my appreciation for everything that you and the moderators of this forum are doing to expose the abuses of the polygraph. I am 32yrs old, honorably discharged from the Marine Corps and have worked for two federal law enforcement agencies. I am currently with ATF. I applied for a special agent position two yrs ago with the FBI. I finally had my phase II interview last march. I was later disqualified because of a polygraph decision. I was told by the polygrapher " D.C. is gonna have a problem with this".   Two weeks later I recieved a letter stating they were rescinding their offer. I am still devastated by this. I openly admitted to marijuana usage when I was sixteen yrs old, yet I am well within the FBI's parameters. The S/A recruiter is giving me another chance at the poly but I have heard the second time around was usually the same as the first.

Once again, I appreciate everything. At least I am not alone.