Hello all,

I'm a newbie to the site. I have just completed my second attempt to pass a pre-employment poly for the FBI as an Electronic Tech. Although I haven't recieved my results yet the second polygrapher said to not get my hope's up. According to him I was being deceptive when it came to the drug policies they have in place. Even though I can recount the 3 times I had tried marajuna and the last time was 5 years ago. All other requirements didn't mean anything to me because marajuna was the only illegal drug I have tried. It seemed interesting after the second time, the polygrapher at least mentioned something. The first only said thank you and after my results are reviewed by HQ I will recieve my results.

This whole process to me has been nothing but shocking. While I served in the Army, I had obtained a TS SCI clearance and then toward the end of my tour I took a polygraph and was told I passed. Although I don't consider myself a boyscout, I haven't done anything in my past to merit this much frustration. Esspecially for a Electronic Tech position. 

For a long time I had the mis-conception that everything would work out and I would perform my duties with honor and distiction. I truly hope that the work Mark Zaid is doing towards this issue helps the future people wanting to serve in this fashion.

Thanks

The only other question on the second go around that made a little un-easy was: Had I lied to anybody in the past. This being so vague I asked him to be more specific. He said "You don't lie to your wife do you?". I said sometimes. His reply was in the order of well the FBI stands for Federal Bureau of Investigations but it also stands for Fidelity Bravery and Integrity (A bunch of smoke being blown up the tail pipe). He went on saying that the FBI is looking for people with integrity. Finally about the lying to my wife he asked if I have lied to her for anything important. I said NO of course. But now that I look back on it, what about the rest of my past.

I had dropped by this site after my first time a couple times.  I haven't read the truth about poly's yet.  I think my mind set was that I would be vindicated the next go around. 

As far as lying to my wife, I honestly believe that I haven't lied to her on anything important. Trivial BS yes, but nothing important.

bubba wrote on Oct 2^nd, 2003 at 2:02am:

Well, you are probably one of the infamous "false positives".  The polygrapher was trying to sensitize you to a question he was certain you would lie about and your response to those were compared to the drug question responses. In a sense, you were too honest.

Your wife is right. It's just a job, there are other places to work. Good luck.

-Marty

As far as my life situation was concerned. No the questions weren't related during the poly. It was more of an issue being a recent graduate w/ three degree's in technology and not being able to find a substantial job that would support my family. I was out of work for almost 8 months. This brought on stress for me that when they called about the position my thought's were I "have" to get this job. 

Since then I have found a programming job that in reality I don't like, but it puts food on the table, put cloths on my kids and pays the bills.