drug test for gov't job?

phan200986 · 08-02-2010, 12:22 AM

So i've been given a start date (Aug 30) for a government job (entry level engineering position in air force) and I never signed anything saying that this was a Testing Designated Position (TDP), nor have I signed ANY sheet or paper that had any mention of drug testing, it only required a secret security clearance. The HR guy said he'd be in touch with me soon with more details but I didn't know if this just meant where to report to, ID card, etc. If i've already been given a start date and there's been no mention of a drug test so far (i've been in touch with them for almost a month.) what are the odds of having one?

also, at what stage of the hiring process would this happen... since I already have a start date would it happen on the first day?

phan200986 · 08-02-2010, 10:30 AM

bump

anyone?

**Mafoo** · 08-02-2010, 10:41 AM

i would think they would have done it during the hiring process. perhaps you wont be getting one...

that seems unlikely as its an engineering position and on top of that a government job. it might be good to ask around with other people who have been hired in that position or a similar position.

good luck to you

phan200986 · 08-02-2010, 03:16 PM

thanks for the input

phan200986 · 08-02-2010, 09:36 PM

anyone else?

**SageTree** · 08-02-2010, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by phan200986

anyone else?

The site who owns YaHooka is Testclear.com and they have online rep who will answer your questions live.

phan200986 · 08-03-2010, 10:53 AM

thanks man I tried to ask them and they didn't know

**SageTree** · 08-03-2010, 05:39 PM

crappy... and they are professionals.

phan200986 · 08-03-2010, 07:27 PM

yeah they acted pretty clueless... although from the research i've done if a government job is going to drug test you as a condition of employment it will be on the offer/pre-employment paperwork

**Mafoo** · 08-03-2010, 09:19 PM

^ that seems like pretty good logic, so hopefully this means congrats to you!

phan200986 · 08-03-2010, 09:26 PM

lol, hopefully that is the case, Mafoo!!!

big_bird · 08-04-2010, 11:15 PM

some government jobs don't test

phan200986 · 08-05-2010, 10:52 AM

yeah that's what i've heard

big_bird · 08-05-2010, 02:34 PM

just make sure your behavior doesn't become a problem because gov't employees can be subject to a probable cause test

phan200986 · 08-05-2010, 08:16 PM

yeah i've heard everyone is fair game for randoms I was just wondering about the pre-employment if it is necessary... but as of now there still hasn't been any mention of it

SmokeaJoint · 08-05-2010, 08:46 PM

Best of luck to ya, sounds like any worry is a small one by now. Its not hard at all to get a false negative on a test there days though so no sweat.

big_bird · 08-05-2010, 11:01 PM

i'm not sure what to tell you about a pre-employment test... I figured they would have told you

big_bird · 08-06-2010, 09:29 PM

you might not have to take one, who knows

KaptNemo · 08-06-2010, 09:51 PM

When I did IT work contracted out to the Air Force I was *supposed* to be tested, but never was. Though if you do not have a Secret Security Clearance at this time, during the course of the investigation you may have to take one.

EDIT: Also if they don't bring it up, neither should you...

phan200986 · 08-06-2010, 10:06 PM

thanks, KaptNemo. I haven't brought it up when speaking to them, but it's just been making me wonder. I assumed that I had already obtained the clearance since a secret clearance is pretty much a background check from what i've heard.

08-02-2010, 12:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
phan200986 YaHookan Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	drug test for gov't job? So i've been given a start date (Aug 30) for a government job (entry level engineering position in air force) and I never signed anything saying that this was a Testing Designated Position (TDP), nor have I signed ANY sheet or paper that had any mention of drug testing, it only required a secret security clearance. The HR guy said he'd be in touch with me soon with more details but I didn't know if this just meant where to report to, ID card, etc. If i've already been given a start date and there's been no mention of a drug test so far (i've been in touch with them for almost a month.) what are the odds of having one? also, at what stage of the hiring process would this happen... since I already have a start date would it happen on the first day?

08-02-2010, 10:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mafoo nice daze Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: the anguish of anticipated transformation Posts: 5,964 Thanks: 3,773 Thanked 2,640 Times in 1,694 Posts	i would think they would have done it during the hiring process. perhaps you wont be getting one... that seems unlikely as its an engineering position and on top of that a government job. it might be good to ask around with other people who have been hired in that position or a similar position. good luck to you __________________ PLUR For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return

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SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,761 Times in 4,664 Posts	crappy... and they are professionals. __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

08-03-2010, 09:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mafoo nice daze Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: the anguish of anticipated transformation Posts: 5,964 Thanks: 3,773 Thanked 2,640 Times in 1,694 Posts	^ that seems like pretty good logic, so hopefully this means congrats to you! __________________ PLUR For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return

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08-02-2010, 10:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
phan200986 YaHookan Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	bump anyone?

08-02-2010, 03:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
phan200986 YaHookan Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	thanks for the input

08-02-2010, 09:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
phan200986 YaHookan Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	anyone else?

08-03-2010, 10:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
phan200986 YaHookan Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	thanks man I tried to ask them and they didn't know

08-03-2010, 07:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
phan200986 YaHookan Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	yeah they acted pretty clueless... although from the research i've done if a government job is going to drug test you as a condition of employment it will be on the offer/pre-employment paperwork

08-03-2010, 09:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
phan200986 YaHookan Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	lol, hopefully that is the case, Mafoo!!!

08-04-2010, 11:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
big_bird YaHookan Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	some government jobs don't test

08-05-2010, 10:52 AM	#13 (permalink)
phan200986 YaHookan Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	yeah that's what i've heard

08-05-2010, 02:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
big_bird YaHookan Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	just make sure your behavior doesn't become a problem because gov't employees can be subject to a probable cause test

08-05-2010, 08:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
phan200986 YaHookan Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	yeah i've heard everyone is fair game for randoms I was just wondering about the pre-employment if it is necessary... but as of now there still hasn't been any mention of it

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08-05-2010, 11:01 PM	#17 (permalink)
big_bird YaHookan Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i'm not sure what to tell you about a pre-employment test... I figured they would have told you

08-06-2010, 09:29 PM	#18 (permalink)
big_bird YaHookan Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	you might not have to take one, who knows

08-06-2010, 10:06 PM	#20 (permalink)
phan200986 YaHookan Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	thanks, KaptNemo. I haven't brought it up when speaking to them, but it's just been making me wonder. I assumed that I had already obtained the clearance since a secret clearance is pretty much a background check from what i've heard.