Ed,   
      
   EV>Although the Friendy Country Cousin (F.C.C.) sometimes will ask a Ham   
   EV>to do that, won't they?   
      
     That is if there's an instance of cheating/impropriety at a license   
   exam session...and I've heard that happening (where the VE's basically   
   "gave away" the exam). If you have a session with a lot of "perfect   
   scores", you are likely to get "audited" by the Volunteer Examiner   
   Coordinator (VEC), if not the FCC.   
      
     I don't think you have to worry if every examinee passes the test, and   
   if most (if not all) of them "barely pass the exam". But, it also   
   indicates whether the examinee studied or not...basically, they're ready   
   to take the exam, or they're not.   
      
     In one such case of a "giveaway exam", one "honest" examinee "turned   
   the group in". Every examinee had to re-take the exam (either in front   
   of the FCC, or another VE Team, with only ONE SHOT at the exam...and all   
   failed it). Then, the VE's involved were STRIPPED of their Volunteer   
   Examiner accreditations, and ham radio licenses FOR LIFE!!   
      
     I worked too hard to get my Amateur Extra Class license (even without   
   CW), to be that stupid to "give away" a test. In fact, I use the   
   ARRL/VEC VE Exam Maker software, and EVERY SINGLE EXAM is DIFFERENT. So,   
   I can have a room full of Technician Class examinees, and NOT ONE EXAM   
   is identical. That obviously helps to cut down on cheating. I've never   
   had an instance of "cheating", and I hope I never see that. In fact, I   
   have several VE's who move around the room during an exam, watching for   
   possible signs of cheating.   
      
   Daryl   
      
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