One does not need to “pass” a polygraph, all one must do is screw it badly enough that none of the responses are reliable.
DIA interrogated me for a full day...high pressure with lots of threats...wanting to to know: “how did you do that!?!?”
I told them I had practiced staying calm on a biofeedback machine and did lots of yoga. I was only trying to stay calm.
But the metrics were all over the place. They said they could not even ascertain I was telling the truth when they stated my name as written on my birth certificate.
“Is your name...” appeared to be their control question of last resort.
This was about a week before I was granted TS/SCI/Specat/LIMDIS clearance.
Very true,
If ya can’t convince ‘em, confuse ‘em.
I got really tired of the follow ups every 6 months, same questions, etc. Finally found one really professional examiner and stayed with him, no issues after that.
So many examiners think they are Sherlock Holmes, intel crusader, attitude problems, just a mess.