General Questions: Personality Tests & Mental Health
Hello r/1811 community. I’ve been following for a couple years and decided to make a throwaway account to ask this question. I’m currently in the military, served honorably, and separating soon. Looking at federal law enforcement but some things holding me up:
(1) Can you “fail” testing for the personality-based questions?
I failed the FBI Phase I testing. I didn’t study, which was a misjudgment on my part because the figural reasoning section was challenging. However, I can’t know why I failed, and I’ve fared well on other similar tests. This made me wonder if my responses to the personality questions could play a factor. I don’t answer anything crazy, but I try to be honest about preferring solo work over teams (intj).
(2) Will I get DQ’d from USSS for having OCD?
I’m thinking about applying for the 3 year USSS appointment to try out 1811 life after the military. However, I was diagnosed with OCD a few years ago. It hasn’t affected my service, I got therapy and don’t take medication. It’s currently “below clinical levels.” Still, it is an anxiety disorder that I will have to deal with my whole life. I’d hate to go through the whole USSS or even FBI process and find out towards the very end that I’m medically DQ’d. I haven’t found any concrete guidance about disqualifying mental health conditions.
Thanks!
Posted Feb 23, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC