Hello everyone, this is a little background about myself first. I have been in the Navy for over 7yrs active and almost 9 under a contract. My military and civilian record is excellent. What I mean by that is I have never had any problem with the law or no drug use, not even a cigarette. After my first 4yrs in the service I got out to pursue a career in law enforcement. At the time I was living in Ft. Lauderdale and started to process for Broward Sheriffs department. After getting excellent scores in everything I went to what I thought was an easy hurdle the polygraph. That morning I worked out, showed up early to the test in a suit ready to go. The examiner had as much personality as a piece of wood when we got started she became upset because my bicep kept pulsating, I don't know if that was caused by the working out or the nervous situation I found myself in. To make get to the point she accused me of doing all kinds of drugs and numerous other things. How can I do drugs when for the past 4yrs I was consistently subject to random drug testing? I spend plenty of time out in the middle of the ocean if I was doing drugs they would have caught it. So I came back into the service, now I am in New York and looking to start processing for the State Troopers. Once again I have done no drugs, and have an excellent record but I am extremely nervous about the polygraph and how it can stop me from getting what I believe I have earned. What do you recommend I do and how should I approach the polygraph this time? Thank you very much in advance.

Thanks George I will do that it just seems crazy to me that I even have to worry about this. If I had something to hide then so be it but I don't, it is pretty frustrating that I even have to waste time figuring out how to tell the truth. Now how do I answer the questions have you ever had a polygraph given to you before?

Thanks