Had a message from the PD when I got back from work today

good luck.. and if you get the position...

hold on one sec...

"quick damir, hide it!!"


yeah so, good luck

What parts of the process have you already take part in?

Damn...tough odds! I wish you the best

Good Luck Josh!

How does that department work in regards to recruiting? In MD, theyll contact everyone that has put in for the position when a position opens up, to come in and take the written. Larger departments there are over 500 applicants fighting for anywhere from 5 to 25 positiions in the academy. Everyone goes through the process together, and people get eliminated as the process occurs. If there are 50 people left at the end for 15 spots, they have to start eliminating people somehow. That just gets you into the academy.....and finishing the academy doesnt mean youre going to be hired (but in most cases, yes).

Enjoy the poly......dont hide anything! Have you filled out the 80+ page background book yet?

Yeah, pretty much how its done around here too. Just dont leave ANYTHING out in your polygraph investigation. Even if youve accidently ran into child porn on the internet or something, or stole something as a child......Ive taken 9 polygraphs, so if you have any questions, let me know!

Thats the way it works though. Theyll give you a 50+ page questionairre....it deals with EVERYTHING.....lying to authorities, intentionally breaking any laws, sexual crimes, theft over 50 bucks, your credit history, your education, your drinking habits, your past drug usage including knowing anyone that has ever done drugs, etc etc etc.
After you fill that out, youll sit down with the polygrapher and go over every single piece of information from that packet. Unintentional ommissions arent an excuse.

Then he'll hook ya up to the machine, and proceed with 5-10 questions:
1. Other than what you have told me in regards to sexual crimes, is there anything you are witholding?
2. Did you come here with the intention of witholding information?
3. Have you ever lied to a person of authority?
4. Other than what you have told me in regards to past theft, is there anything you are witholding?
5. Is your name John?
6. Other than what you have told me in regards to past drug usage, is there anything you are witholding?

Etc etc etc.
There are control questions, irrelevant questions, and relevant questions. He'll ask the same set of questions 2-4 times in a row, with a few minutes break in between. There are three sensors across your chest/abdomen, and a sensor on your finger, along with a blood pressure machine on your arm.

The key to the polygraph is your physiological responses, which are uncontrollable. If you spike to 100 on "is your name John" (if that is the truth), and then you spike to 175 on the drug questions, and then you spike to 100 on all the other questions, it shows that there is deception (witholding information) about your past drug usage.

Ive taken 9 polygraphs, and every single time I told the 100% truth, and Ive failed (or had inconclusive results) on 4 of them.

The main part of the polygraph is the interview AFTERWARDS. He'll ask you what questions you were most worried about, or what question you felt you had a hard time answering. The polygrapher will make it seem like hes your friend, and that he is rooting for you, which is 100% BULLSHIT. He'll try to get you to admit shit after the test, and many people give in and give some more information about something, even though they may have had a flawless test. But since they witheld information, it shows a weakened integrity.

When it gets down to 15 applicants that have made it through the process, and theres only a few spots open, they have to start picking people apart and eliminating people on very minor things. Like John Doe here has 1 more ticket than everyone else....hes eliminated. Rich here stole more when he was younger.....hes eliminated. Etc etc etc.

Polygraphs should (and in many departments, HAVE) been eliminated from the recruitment process. If they cant stand up in court cases, they shouldnt be used in the recruitment process. There are some ways to TRY to beat the polygraphs, if you know which questions are control, relevant, and irrelevant.

Thats actually not considered underage. Age of consent is what matters.

And just be completely honest about your past drug usage. In Maryland, if you have smoked weed more than 10 times in your lifetime, you are automatically DQed. If you have ever used hard drugs (PCP, Cocaine, etc) you are automatically DQed as well......no matter how many times youve used.

13:06 isnt too bad.....its 12:13 and 11:36 around here, 1.5 mile.

Benchpress your weight...obstacle course.....35 situps in a minute....23 pushups in a minute...trigger pull, and stretch test

Best of luck! How many people in at this point?