# Poly Question.:

**URL:** <https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/poly-question/2862>\
**Category:** SECURITY CLEARANCE Q&A\
**Created:** [February 8, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/poly-question/2862 "2018-02-08T15:02:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![anon471](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@anon471](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/anon471)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/poly-question/2862/1 "2018-02-08T15:02:00Z")

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Can getting an inconclusive or failed poly with another agency affect your application for other agencies?

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**Author:** ![EdFarmerIII](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/edfarmeriii/32/122_2.png) [@EdFarmerIII](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/EdFarmerIII)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/poly-question/2862/2 "2018-02-08T15:04:16Z")

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I guess the question is: What are you concerned about in your poly?

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**Author:** ![lmikelowrey](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/lmikelowrey/32/110_2.png) [@lmikelowrey](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/u/lmikelowrey)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 7:32pm UTC](https://discuss.clearancejobsblog.com/t/poly-question/2862/4 "2018-03-01T19:32:32Z")

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Depends on if you need to take another poly. You can fail a poly and still get a “secret” clearance with a different agency. Getting a Top secret that requires another poly, might be difficult.