As of right now I've applied to 4 different departments. I have also been DQ'd from 4 different departments. For two of them the reason was the BPAD test. I have determined that I hate this test with a passion. The thing that irritates me is that when they send you the letter explaining that you did not pass it, they do not provide you with any reason. What in the world are they looking for on this test?? I have taken it twice with one dept. and 3rd time with a second dept. and I cannot pass it and I do not know why.
In one dept (where the BPAD is not used), I made it past the polygraph with flying colors, did the oral board, & submitted the background PHQ. and got a letter 3 weeks later stating that I had been DQ'd. It listed possible reasons as, your background, your interview, or your polygraph. It also stated that they could not give me more information about what it was that DQ'd me. Again, I do not know why.
For the final DQ I took a trip to the other side of the country to test. This dept had a PHQ as a test BEFORE the written test. Apparently I failed that. So I was not allowed to continue with other testing. As before they explicitly said, "We cannot tell you why you failed."
To me this seems ridiculous. Why can they not disclose this information? its information about YOU. They are not disclosing it to a third party.
As far as my personal background goes, I have no arrests (other than speeding and the last one of those was almost 10 years ago), minor marijuana experimentation in high school (again 10 years ago), no major moral/integrity issues in my background, & a BS in Criminal Justice. The only bad things I can find are the fact that I was fired from a job when I was 22 for essentially being lazy and not showing up on time. Also, I don't have stellar credit. Although, last year I went through and paid ALL my outstanding debts (save my student loans which are on deferment) and have documentation to back it all up.
My biggest problem is that I really want this. When I went back to school to finish my degree I got my life together. it may have taken me until I was 24 it figure out what I wanted to do with my life, but once I realized that this was it, I stepped up and got stuff done. Got my degree, paid off my debts, been going to the gym 3-4 times a week to get my *** in shape, & keeping my nose clean of anything that could bite me. Now I've been DQ'd from these dept's and I don't even know why. I don't know if its something I can fix and eventually pass or if its something I can do nothing about and should just give up my dream of being an LEO. And it irritates me because now when I go to apply and have to answer questions like, "Have you been DQ'd from other law enforcement hiring processes?" I have to say yes....and that is almost a guaranteed DQ.
In one dept (where the BPAD is not used), I made it past the polygraph with flying colors, did the oral board, & submitted the background PHQ. and got a letter 3 weeks later stating that I had been DQ'd. It listed possible reasons as, your background, your interview, or your polygraph. It also stated that they could not give me more information about what it was that DQ'd me. Again, I do not know why.
For the final DQ I took a trip to the other side of the country to test. This dept had a PHQ as a test BEFORE the written test. Apparently I failed that. So I was not allowed to continue with other testing. As before they explicitly said, "We cannot tell you why you failed."
To me this seems ridiculous. Why can they not disclose this information? its information about YOU. They are not disclosing it to a third party.
As far as my personal background goes, I have no arrests (other than speeding and the last one of those was almost 10 years ago), minor marijuana experimentation in high school (again 10 years ago), no major moral/integrity issues in my background, & a BS in Criminal Justice. The only bad things I can find are the fact that I was fired from a job when I was 22 for essentially being lazy and not showing up on time. Also, I don't have stellar credit. Although, last year I went through and paid ALL my outstanding debts (save my student loans which are on deferment) and have documentation to back it all up.
My biggest problem is that I really want this. When I went back to school to finish my degree I got my life together. it may have taken me until I was 24 it figure out what I wanted to do with my life, but once I realized that this was it, I stepped up and got stuff done. Got my degree, paid off my debts, been going to the gym 3-4 times a week to get my *** in shape, & keeping my nose clean of anything that could bite me. Now I've been DQ'd from these dept's and I don't even know why. I don't know if its something I can fix and eventually pass or if its something I can do nothing about and should just give up my dream of being an LEO. And it irritates me because now when I go to apply and have to answer questions like, "Have you been DQ'd from other law enforcement hiring processes?" I have to say yes....and that is almost a guaranteed DQ.
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