I work for another agency in the IC, but since I am on location at CIA headquarters, I must pass the CIA clearance as well to get 'detailee status.' I was very stressed/traumitized following the 2 days of poly tests, but after reading this site I feel so foolish. I went in thinking this was going to be a piece of cake, because I had never done anything wrong in my life... or so I thought. Here's my story During the intial screening in which the polygrapher asked If I needed to add anything I didnt mention onmy forms, basically to come clean about anything, I mentioned I once took a perscription med which was not mine for it's intended use, he says no big deal. post actual test, he says I failed the drug portion. So I come clean and tell him I actually took this perscription with alcohol one time. Mind you this is the only incident in my life I've done any type of drug, or misused a perscription. Other questions are asked, we get through in about 2.5 hours. day 1 summary: polygrapher is VERY rude through out the test. accuses me of using "counter measures," and threatens to stop the test. Mind you, I have no clue what he's even talking about, but my allergies were really bothering me that day. day 2 This polygrapher seems nicer intially, but little did I know that later he would become the same rude hardass as the previous polygrapher the day before. Other than my non 100% truthful answer I discussed, I have absolutley nothing to hide in terms of anything I or they would consider major. Several test are administered. The polygrapher seems to be convinced I am in touch with another governments intel agency. I assure him I'm not, and we eventually move on. Here's were it gets really hard on me. He tells me there is deception concerning my "have you commited a major crime" question. That's absurd, of course not I think to myself. He on the other hand is not having it. He continually grills me, saying I am lieing, saying I knew I would lie the moment I walked in, and that he doesn't believe a word I say because I was not 100% truthful regarding the perscription sleeping pill incident. He threatens to have me arrested for falsifying government documents. I am a fairly tough guy both mentally and physically, but I am on the verge of tears here. After about an hour in which I kept stating I had no other issues to admit, he finally stated the test would be reported 'unresolved.' This was after I told him virtually everything I had done in my life that I could think of that could result in deception on my test. Summary: I felt very violated, and VERY ANGRY by their unproffesional practices. My Psyche was damaged for a couple days because they basically made me feel that because I mixed a sleeping pill with beer once, and didnt feel comfortable enough to tell them intially, that I had no intergrity. After living a clean,moral lifestyle my entire life, this was very troubling. The guy even had me worried I would now loose my job and TS/SCI clearance I already hold with another agency. Maybe I will, I'm not sure and am still worried about this a little. I just wanted to share my experience, and it's nice to see I'm not the only one who has been troubled by these interviews.
|