I wanted to thank everyone for the advice. I think I'll be ok with regards to the gear. A friend Of mine said they only do lie detector tests for state police which was why I didn't want to outright lie about ever having used. The two charges were from before I started dating my wife which was a big change in my life and I believe they will see that. The downside is my current job would be my greatest reference but I can't have them calling my current bosses or I would fear some repercussions. Two of the managers at pf are retired COs but I can't risk putting them down. MY brother in law is a port authority cop so I'm hoping his reference will help out.
My brothers best friend is a CO and he worked 10 16 hour shifts last month and was home with his kidsK the rest of the time. That's invaluable.