Retired Border Patrol agents on Wednesday accused Democrat U.S. Senate candidate from Missouri Lucas Kunce of “stolen valor” after he claimed to have been “certified by the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC),” a certification he could not have.
Kunce released an ad in August in which he claimed that he “trained with the border patrol at our southern border” and is “certified by the Border Patrol Tactical Unit.”
However, retired Border Patrol agents have disputed Kunce’s claim, saying there is no way he could have been certified by BORTAC.
BORTAC is an elite unit compromising less than one percent of the border patrol that engages in “high-risk incidents requiring specialized skills and tactics.” BORTAC is headquartered in El Paso, Texas, with active teams stationed nationwide.
One retired Border Patrol agent told Breitbart News in an interview that there is a lengthy process to become BORTAC certified. This includes:
- Being a Border Patrol agent, which Kunce never was
- A Border Patrol Agent has to be selected through an intense application process just to attend BORTAC selection
- A Border Patrol Agent has to endure a vigorous selection course to earn the BORTAC certification […]
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