Jimmy (Jim-Bob)) McCarty

JIMMY “JIM-BOB” MCCARTY Certified Firearms Instructor at Trigger Time Indoor Shooting Range – Tupelo, MS. CELL # : (662) 322-1219

MILITARY TRAINING BACKGROUND

• Six week, Air Force Small Arms Marksmanship Training Instructor Course, San Antonio, Texas
• 19 years on-the-job experience as a Military Firearms Training Instructor
• Six week, Air Force, Academic Instructor School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
• Associate Degree in Instructor Technology

•  3 years as an Air Force Active Duty Recruiter
  

•  16 years as an Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, (JROTC) Instructor
  

SPECIALIZED TRAINING

• Hold Firearms Instructor Certification from following agencies:

• United States Secret Service, Firearms Instructor Training Course, Beltsville, Maryland

• US State Department Diplomatic Security Service Firearms Instructor Course, Wash, D.C.

• Bill Rogers Institute of Advanced Weaponcraft, Ellijay, Georgia

• Ray Chapman’s Advanced Pistol Course, Columbia, Missouri

• Jeff Cooper’s American Pistol Institute, Paulden, Arizona

• Firearms Training Systems (FATS) Instructor Seminar, Norcross, Georgia

• USMC’s High Risk Personnel Course, Quantico, Virginia

• Smith & Wesson’s Advanced Auto Pistol Course, Springfield, Mass.

• Beretta’s Tactical Firearms and Armorers Course, Accokeek, MD.

• Glock Armorer’s Course, Springfield, Virginia

• Sig-Sauer Armorer’s Course, Exeter, New Hampshire

• Street Survival Seminar by Calibre Press, Arlington, Virginia

• US Army Counter Sniper Instructor Course, Ft. Benning, Georgia

• NRA Masters Shooting Camp, Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, CO.

• NRA Regional Police Firearms Instructor Development School, Tuscaloosa, AL.

• Maryland State Firearms Instructor, Maryland State Police, Pikesville, MD.

• Florida P.O.S.T. Certified Instructor, Gulf Coast Criminal Justice Academy

• National Rifle Association, (NRA) Nationally Certified Range Safety Officer

• United States Concealed Carry, (USCCA) Certified Firearms Instructor

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• 19 years professional experience in the 753X0 Career Field (Air Force Marksmanship Instructor) • 15 years as a nationally ranked, competitive pistol shooter with Air Force Pistol Team • 5 years on Staff at the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, (OSI) Training Academy, D.C.

JIM-BOB MCCARTY SHOOTING BACKGROUND

• Received Air Force Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge # 224. This was just the 224th badge issued in the Air Force since 1959. Upon my retirement, after twenty-two (22) years on active duty, I was one of only ten Air Force members on active duty authorized to wear this Distinguished Pistol Shot Badge.
• NRA Bullseye Pistol Shooter attaining a personal best of 2664 out of a possible 2700.
• Hold National Rifle Association rating as Lifetime Master, four National Records, was the 1992 National Indoor Pistol Champion, 1994 Texas State Pistol Champion, 1994 National Service Champion,1995 Alabama State Pistol Champion and 1998 President’s Pistol Trophy Match Winner at the National Pistol Championships, Camp Perry, Ohio.

Chosen to represent the Air Force in 10 National Pistol Championships at Camp Perry Ohio. International Pistol Competitions included venues in San Juan, Puerto Rico – Frankfurt, Germany – The Hague, Netherlands – Skovie, Sweden – and Oslo, Norway.

• Hold Expert rating in both rifle and pistol from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and U.S. and German Army. Certified Counter-Sniper Instructor.

• Hold current Instructor Certification from the National Rifle Association as Pistol Instructor/Coach, Home Defense and Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor, and as an NRA Certified Range Officer.

• Nationally Certified, Level One, 4-H National Shooting Sports Pistol Instructor Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) certified Master Instructor in 3-Position Air Rifle for my Air Force Junior ROTC program where I was a JROTC Aerospace Science Instructor for over sixteen years.