Good luck OP. It was confirmed last month by both Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Director of the FBI and Christopher Wray, FBI Director. The equipment was started, and the blood pressure sleeve tightened around my arm - making me yet more uncomfortable. When you meet with the background investigator for the next department they will . He sure would've sucked for undercover work :rofl: hehe imagine if you had of failed on the first part of the test in regards to terrorism, I somehow suspect things would have been alot worse for you. That work of recruitment is absolutely continuous.". The results of the exam are used for the overall agency adjudication and are generally valid for two years. At the time a large screen had been installed to reduce COVID transmission risk, and the intake desk put a distance between patients and the triage nurse. Will I be precluded from applying to polygraph required positions if I fail? Seems he doesn't have the personality to work there. What is perhaps most worrying about the Logan case is how serious the Bureau (and other members of the Intelligence Community for that matter) weigh the importance of polygraph testing. A place to ask questions and share advice about the security clearance process. Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0 Topics FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI file Collection nsia-fbi-files; nationalsecurityarchive; additional_collections Language English. I've also never smoked or done drugs. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. I was nervous during the exam, and I ended up failing the polygraph despite being completely honest during the whole thing. Fave hike: the Grouse Grind, Vancouver, BC. The statement in the article about the good ol boy culture is definitely true. She took two polys, the first results were inconclusive and the second seems to be where the hard fail happened. Well he might have had a chance until he showed weakness. That's what they want. That is reassuring. What you can do at this point is to file a Privacy Act request with the FBI for all records pertaining to you. I seriously doubt they told him he wont be offered the Job. In the book, entitled Disrupt Discredit And Divide: How the New FBI Damages Democracy, German claims that polygraphs have been used by the Bureau to weed out personnel who do not adhere to the good ol boy culture. She was certain she passed each time and each time (although they weren't supposed . Bottom line: tell her to focus on DoD agencies and avoid the big three letters which all still req poly. This happened to me recently. For this unfortunate group, all of their time, hard work, and tuition expense will simply not be enough for them to overcome the institutionalized, pseudo-scientific hiring practices that currently permeate the national security community.