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tannerthehammer, The actual polygraph test results are inadmissible in court but any admission or confession that may come about as a result of a polygraph IS admissible. It's misleading to say a polygraph is inadmissible. The only reason the RESULTS (ie a "pass" or "fail") of a polygraph are...

Godspeed, Cst Worden. RIP.

Alright, back to the topic at hand. I don't think it's prudent to begin testing the entire MP nominal roll. Implementing the polygraph as part of the application process from here on out would make the most sense. As well, it would not be necessary to train CF personnel in the polygraph as there...

Lose the condescending attitude. Above is your "parallel hypothetical comparison". You state "why not ALL the applicants of the CAF regardless of Branch, NCM or Officer Candidate. Here you are trying to introduce the notion that if the MPs should be subjected to it, why not apply it to the...

FastEddy, You are the one who suggested we should introduce polygraph examinations CF wide. My point is that we aren't talking about CF wide, we're talking about MPs. Please keep the focus of your argument to the MP trade only. MP's, and police officers everywhere, are held to a higher standard...

Sigh. FastEddy, no I don't believe a brand new 2Lt would ever command a platoon overseas in the Canadian Army. I believe you did refer to a new 2LT as a "90 day wonder". I took this to mean that they had only received 90 days of training and were suddenly deployable. I shouldn't need to tell you...

FastEddy, I don't know where you get the notion of a "90 day wonder" commanding a platoon of infantry overseas. Ask Infanteer, I'm pretty sure his combined training adds up to a lot more than 90 days. In addition to years of training, last I heard and I'm open to correction, new 2LT's do not...

1)Submit initial application. -Accepted or rejected 2)Intake Exam -Pass or Fail 3)Intake Interview (1st interview) -Pass or Fail 4)Submit Background Questionnaire -Pass or Fail 5)Assessment Center -Pass or Fail 5)Polygraph Interview -Pass or Fail 6)Psychological Testing -Pass or Fail...

You're making the assumption that an applicant process with a polygraph doesn't weed out any more poor applicants than an applicant process that doesn't utilize a polygraph. Or rather, departments who don't use the polygraph have just as many "bad seeds" as those who do. Where did you get your...

Your logic seems flawed. You're essentially saying if a part of application testing isn't proven reliable, it shouldn't be used. Aside from the polygraph, trained investigators/interrogators conduct intake and background interviews with police applicants etc on a daily basis.  Are they 100%...

Wesley +1 I've taken a polygraph test and I found it quite interesting and could see its usefulness during an interview process. It is not a "lie detector" but it does detect deception. From my experience, when used by an experienced interviewer/interrogator, it can be a very useful...

It depends on your shifting schedule. The one the VPD works off of makes it easy for me to make at least half of the training days. Weekend ex's are a little tougher but if you are able to accumulate/bank ot hours and you have an understanding boss/squad, you should be able to make most of those...

I took the next day off after hearing my buddy Colin was one of the six killed on July 4, that day I received a phone call from Chief Graham expressing his condolences to myself, Colins family, and the Westies and stated that he was offering the use of the motorcycle drill team, pipe band, and...

RIP Colin, to the troops still over there, stay safe and Godspeed.

http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003515.html Soldiers Want a Bigger Bang Nearly 80 percent of Soldiers said in a recent survey they are satisfied with their weapons, though almost half recommended a replacement for the standard-issued M9 pistol or ammunition with more stopping power...

Having done the above transfer (albeit with 8 years Infantry reserve and counting), I just emphasized the areas in which I felt I had gained valuable training and life experience. Go infantry, go hard and never quit (who knows, maybe you'll decide on making the CF a career). Earn good course...

The Chief summed it up, the only support being shown is for serving troops, not a particular political stance. In fact, her point of view just goes to show that she, like many political figures, only see our troops (and the support of them) strictly from a political perspective. Regardless, Im...

Not to take anything away from the hard work those actors must have put in, but it's pretty obvious that their appearances were "enhanced" (airbrush defined abs, etc).

I'm also left eye dominant but a right handed shot. For rifles, I've just taught myself to use my right eye and I've had no issues whatsoever, at this point, all my drills are too far ingrained to switch to shooting left handed anyways. When it comes to handgun shooting, I find myself naturally...

Just viewed the six o'clock local news here. Apparently the off duty firefigher and his son are filing a formal complaint stating police brutality and wrongful imprisonment, claiming that they were wrongfully arrested and that the VPD members instigated the incident. Reporters actually sought...