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“It’s not about being the best. It’s about being better than you were yesterday.”
Joseph N. Marcal IV has been a law enforcement officer for 20 years. During that time he has accomplished many levels of training relative to his field, which are as follows: Louisiana P.O.S.T. Firearms Instructor; N.R.A. Law Enforcement Instructor in Patrol Rifle; Tactical Shotgun and Select Fire; T.E.E.S. Explosive breacher/handler; Armored vehicle tactics; Submachine gun Instructor; Sniper certified (basic deployment and advanced techniques for urban operations); S.W.A.T. certified in room entry and less lethal options; and Armorer for most domestic small arms (Glock pistol is primary).
His accomplishments regarding training outside of the realm of official training disciplines are AK-74 / AK-47 advanced building and shooting fundamentals of the weapon system; non indigenous small arms knowledge, like sub-guns, rifles and pistols; and belt fed machine guns; M249, M240, Browning 1919, MG-42, PKM.
Currently he is a full time police officer, working as a firearms instructor at the training academy and assigned to SWAT duties. These duties include warrant service and call outs for barricaded subjects, hostage rescue and land and maritime security operations. He currently holds the rank of Sergeant, and prior to being assigned to the training academy, he was a patrol officer and detective.