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How long did it take you to get your results?  Do you know which questions you failed?

Very good luck on your appeal.

I have attempted to make contact with Mr. Zaid I am merely waiting for a reply. I do intend to appeal the decision but from what I have read on this site I do not hold much hope but if by some glimmer of hope I should get a retest I will be using countermeasures. 
In reponse to the questions posted about my accounts, I found out the following day that I failed, anyone familiar with polygraphs knows that an examiner knows right away whether the subject has passed or failed. It is my understanding that the FBI polygrapher will say that it has to be sent to washington for verification before results are made available to the examinee.
As far as what exact control questions are, there were several  : have you ever told a lie to an employer to save yourself from discipline? Is there anything in your background that if you told us about you could be arrested for? there were two others but I can't remember them however, when compared to the relevant questions they are transparent.
On another note I have contacted the LAPD about employment and they told me that a failed polygraph would definitely be taken into account in any applicant hiring process.  I also spoke with Customs because I am a commercial rated pilot and I wanted to fly for them but a recruiter I spoke with said in no uncertain terms that I would not be considered for employment with the polygraph failure on my record.

Could someone tell me in laymans terms what a "control" question is and maybe an example?

I read somewhere that 40% of the total FBI workforce (special agent only) have less than 5 years experiences. That would mean most of the FBI polygraphers are new at their positions or as in the Hanssen report by Judge Webster, mentioned that most agents considered security-related duties like polygraphy as dead-ends jobs, meaning the best and brightest agents are not being used. 
BTW, requiring a college degrees will disqualify most military personnel, who have the field experiences and combat experiences for some.

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Oh, please.  Much of the information on polygraphy presented on Antipolygraph.org is the most thoroughly-researched and referenced you can find.  

On the other hand, the lowbrow quality of your posts, polylawman (I doubt you'd know good research if it bit you in the behind) is pretty much the average of what we see here from polygraph proponents.

Do yourself a favor and don't cast that stone.

Skeptic

Anyone who is not "distrustful" of ALL government agencies is a fool.

I just recently passed the FBI polygraph test and I think it was so easy.   As an Asian, I passed, I think every body in here will be passed.   The key is to answer honestly with the questions-whether you did or didn't, tell the agent up-front.

Wish you guys luck.  Remember be honest.