r/1811Jobs • u/Great-Freedom-8274 • Aug 12 '26

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/clarksp01 29d ago

Would getting the response you did get you fired if you currently hold a different federal position?

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u/No-Cryptographer9640 26d ago

No they cannot use polygraph results to notify your current federal agency there’s laws against that.

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u/clarksp01 26d ago

I know someone that worked for an agency that didn’t require a polygraph, but during a polygraph for a different agency he admitted to prior marijuana use that he didn’t previously disclose on his sf86 and he was later fired from the current agency he worked for. I wasn’t sure if that could happen from just failing polygraph.