FBI Director Kash Patel has revealed he’s considering training FBI agents with UFC trainers.
The move by Patel attempts to increase agents’ martial arts and self-defense skills.
Patel revealed the idea during a call with the FBI’s 55 field officer supervisors.
Patel further revealed that deputy director Dan Bongino, a fan of the UFC, suggested the idea to him.
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Per Reuters:
FBI Director Kash Patel is considering bringing in trainers from the Ultimate Fighting Championship to beef up agents’ martial arts and self-defense skills, according to four people familiar with the plan laid out on a call this week with FBI field offices.
The newly appointed director discussed the idea during his first video conference call with the bureau’s 55 field office supervisors on Wednesday, said the people, who were granted anonymity to discuss the call’s contents because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Two people briefed on the matter said current FBI agents described the idea as “surreal”