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Re: Can FBI polygraph failure ruin your career in law enforcement?
Reply #16 - Nov 12th , 2009 at 4:12pm
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I took the FBI polygraph this year and failed (all other parts of my app were strong passing scores i.e. phase I, phase II, pft, etc.). My interviewer was convinced that I was showing deception on the drug use section. He simply would not believe that I had never done drugs, which I never have! The opportunity has been there for me via friends/parties/etc., though I've never had an interest in 'getting high' or even taking a 'hit'. I'm a fairly straight arrow, my only real 'crime' being that I ignore most posted speed limits... I appealed, asking for another polygraph with a separate interviewer. I was denied this request and received a letter stating that no further employment within the FBI would ever be available to me. To note, I've held a TS clearance for 5 years, currently work for the gov't on TS cleared work, and...have never done drugs! I offered to take any drug test they wanted, offer any tissue, hair, bone, etc. samples to no avail. The FBI's polygraph is not only flawed, I'm almost certain it's used as a way for them to selectively remove candidates (discriminate) based on their whims. As luck would have it, I did not put all my eggs in one basket and will be starting med school next year. In hindsight, I'm very happy with how things worked out in the sense that I'll be saving lives and contributing to the general well being of mankind vs. working for an organization that uses scientifically unreliable and unethical methods to choose 'character worthy' agents. The FBI went from an agency I was considering employment, to an agency I view as backwards , non-progressive, and non-scientific. The polygraph is a flawed, unreliable instrument, and the fact that the FBI bases their ultimate hiring decision on such results strongly undermines their credibility. In short, I do not believe they (the FBI) are honest. Come on - Robert Hanssen beat the poly for 20+ years...wake up FBI. Don't lie to us under the guise of black box 'science' that is nothing more than subjective conjecture. I strongly urge anyone considering employment with the FBI to pursue alternate career paths. The opportunities in this world are endless; there's no need to waste your time with an agency so far removed from seeking the truth as the FBI.