Hubby failed first CIA poly--HELP!!

[SadderbutWiser]

(Double post on "experiences" thread)

He refused to do any reserach on how the poly works, etc. and went in and got blindsided.  I'm registering and posting here because he's so scared of getting "caught."  He came home in tears yesterday--not because he failed but because of the mental and emotional trauma he endured.
 
He is completely clean on all counts, but honest to a fault--with a very sensitive disposition.  They told him there were "problems" with many of his questions, and during the interrogation phase, he made a bunch of "admissions" of trivial stuff--nothing that should get him disqualified, but maybe stupid stuff--like "stealing" paper coasters at a bar, or something like that.  (He won't even tell me for fear of getting caught.)  He is, however, TOTALLY clean on all counts of anything serious.
 
He has to go back.  What the heck should he do now?  He's terrified, and he apparently made his "admissions" already.  They were brutal and inhumane.  Can he "opt out" of the interrogation phase next time, and still pass?

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