Joseph C. Beckum

78 Stone haven Dr. Apt 201 Fredericksburg,VA 22406

Cell Phone: (540) 429-0239 Email:

Security Clearance: Top Secret

Summary: Highly motivated Marine Corps veteranand Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran with strong leadership and relationship-building skills, looking to take skills and apply them to the private sector.

Experience

June2008 – May 2011, Combat Marksmanship Instructor, United States Marine

Corps,Camp Lejeune, NC and Quantico, VA

  • As a 0933 combat marksmanship instructor, analyzed difficulties of shooters during dry and live fire exercises in all phases of the Marine Corps Marksmanship Program during qualification and re-qualification. Additionally, assisting in the operation of rifle and pistol firing ranges.
  • Trained over 300 marines per year on M16, SAW, 249G, M4, and the M9 service pistol. Providing classroom lessons and dry and live firing training.
  • Trained Marines and service members on basic combat marksmanship.
  • Enforced weapons safety on and off ranges and conducting training classes on weapons maintenance and the cleaning of all service weapons.
  • Trained over 200 Ugandan and Iraqi security forces on M16 and Ak47 marksmanship while on board Fallujah Iraq during deployment in 2007 in support of Iraqi Freedom.
  • Provided Semi automatic weapon (SAW) support to personal security detail missions for the Commanding Officer ofIIMEF during the deployment to Fallujah Iraq.
  • Assured all shooters on the range were trained on the importance of trigger control, breathing control and sight picture while maintain proper weapons safety.
  • Trained Shooters on the four weapon conditions and the four major safety rules.
  • Instructed shooters on the rifle ranges on the shooting positions that are required during the qualification shooting.
  • Provided training to shooters on the operation of the TA01NSN, 4x32 ACOG, using marksmanship training provided in classes giving after shooters have qualified on the rifle range.
  • Provided shooters with the proper breakdown and preventive maintenance of all service weapons ranging from M16, M9, SAW and the 249G machine gun.
  • Trained Shooters on the pistol ranges on the double action and single action of the M9 service pistol.
  • Instructed marines on movement under fire while being aware of surroundings and squad members.
  • Instructed shooters on rapid firing and insuring that they still utilize the basic marksmanship that are taught in the classes and in the dry fire training.
  • Trained shooters on the safe but proper course of action during miss feeds, jams, weapon failures and miss fires.

May 2004 – May 2005, Electrical Apprentice, Millington Electric, Millington,TNmillington TN

  • millington TNAssisted in helping Electrical Journeyman an Master Electricians in installing commercial electrical systems in commercial buildings
  • Installed conduit infrastructure, and assisted installing electrical 110-120vac receptacles

October 2003 – May 2004, Package Handler, FedEx, Memphis,TNmillington TN

  • Worked on flight line loading planes for departure
  • Sorted freight on line inside the Memphis Hub
  • Assisted in the tracking freight that arrived from other hubs around the country

Education and Training

  • May 2008:Certificate from Telecommunication Systems (TCS) on completion of Remote Subscriber Access Module (RSAM)
  • May 2006: Graduated from Marine Corps Basic Electronics And Communications School in Twenty Nine Palms California
  • September 2004: Completed a 10-hour Occupational Safety and Health Training Course in Construction Safety and Health
  • June 2008: Successfully completed training as a 0933 Combat Marksmanship Instructor course for the 2nd Marine Division

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