Virginia Senate Candidate Said He Was in the Army Reserves. He Wasn't Really.

State Senate candidate Gary McCollum of Virginia Beach has said in campaign and business writings he is "currently a major in the Army Reserve."

But Army records show he was discharged in September 2001.

Confronted with that information Tuesday, McCollum said he had mistakenly represented his status but said he believed he was in the reserves, even though he hadn't had contact with the service for years, had not participated in drills and had not been paid.

McCollum's military record includes service in the regular Army, including as an Army Ranger.