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Polygraph please read

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I completed my polygraph last week. Just now had the time to ask everyone for advice. Just got drilled for 6 hours about being a criminal, accusing me of things I haven’t done. Was accused of manipulating a polygraph and their results, and using countermeasures, I haven’t even taken one before. Was asked if I would retake the exam, but she was going to recommend to quality control that she doesn’t administer the exam again. I was told I “99.7% didn’t pass the poly lol. Was told my polygraph results were similar to agents in the past who worked for the drug cartels. What does that even mean. Grilled me about my character.

Admitted to all my 3 foreign contacts (I had some from an anxiety group on Social media to learn to deal with health anxiety basically. I talked to some and I admitted to it, I joined one when going through a health crisis. One of the foreign contacts works for the government in a civil intelligence role through health care or something idk, just remember them saying that. Couldn’t word that on the SF86 as I had very limited personal information about the person, which I told the polygraph examinator that, as it was a private group on social media to deal with health anxiety the other foreign contacts I had were in the same group. Extremely limited personal conversation)

I admitted to the drug problems in my family, travel, employment history and the one trouble I had in past employ. Unbelievable. Very frustrating. I never was told what I was wrong on. They only focused on certain serious crimes. Is it possible they couldn’t tell if I was lying or not on the questions they tell you to lie on? So that threw them off? I had never taken one before. Sheesh. I didn’t lie about anything. I haven’t heard back from command it I failed it or not. So idk. She kept saying that an adjudicator would not like my results when they seen them. I thought, why would they see the polygraph results if I failed? Wouldn’t I just be seemed unfit for the position by the agency and removed right there? I tried my best not to move during the exam, had to move my neck some because of the neck and back pain I was experiencing from the chair. I’m just defeated

Posted May 7, 2022, 3:24 PM UTC · edited

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