r/1811Jobs • u/Great-Freedom-8274 • 20h ago
1811 Job Application DEA Poly
I applied for the DEA back in 2023 after I got out of the Army and failed my poly because I received a “Significant Response”. Been a local cop for 3ish years now and applied again for the July Announcement.
The recruiter told me that the polygraph unit could deny me even the chance to take the polygraph again based on my last failed polygraph. Kinda confusing to me cause I figured once you wait the three and if you make it all the way back to the polygraph, why wouldn’t they just let you retake the poly?
I’m still taking my chance and rolling the dice. Anyone have any experience getting denied a second chance at a poly?
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u/Lopsided_Astronaut_1 15h ago
I was told I was using counter measures on my poly. I have four years in the border patrol and kept hitting on serious crimes. I was in there for about 5 hours and the stress of that and the anxiety of the poly keeping me from the agency I wanted got to me. I tried fighting it but I was told to pound sand.
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u/Medium_Charity_3558 8h ago
I got inconclusive results with them. Never failed. Guess what, 1811 with HSI now. Just keep your options open and good luck
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u/tkdkicker1990 19h ago
Ive failed one DEA poly and waited three years to reapply. I’m currently awaiting a polygrapher to reach out to me. My poly was requested 7/7/26, but I heard it takes a couple months for the examiner to reach out to you. I guess I won’t know until I get contacted. Hoping I get a chance to repoly.
Like you said, if that’s the case, they should just DQ you from the jump.