Norman D. Belson, Major (Ret.)
United States Army
P. O. Box 17122,
Clearwater, FL 33762
727.535.9151
(home) 727.515.1317 (cell)
E-mail address: njbelson1@aol.com
PERSONAL
Married to wife Jane for more than 40 years with four children and five grandchildren. Jane, an NRA certified instructor and NRA member, assists with firearm instruction and security surveys on an 'as needed' basis. Jane presents a valuable ladies perspective that is highly regarded and most appreciated by our clients.
EMPLOYMENT
EXPERIENCE
February 1962 – February
1982
United
States Army
I served in positions of increasing
trust and responsibility throughout a 20-year career. Numerous positions
involved primary responsibilities in the areas of physical as well as
personnel, document and crypto security from the viewpoint of plans, operations
and inspections in both peace and war. Assignments included those involving
command, staff and instruction in the specific areas of protection of and
accountability for government fixed and portable property and facilities and
enforcement of Discipline, Law and Order. Highlights are:
§ Heavy Weapons Infantryman and Motor
Pool Supervisor – 24th Infantry Division, Augsburg, Germany
1962-1963
§ Communications Supervisor – 24th
Infantry Division, Augsburg, Germany 1963-1964
§ Officers Candidate School - Fort
Benning, GA 1964-1965
§ United States Army Special Forces -
Fort Bragg, NC 1965
§ Republic of Viet Nam -
Counterinsurgency Team 244th Psy War BN 1966-1967
§ Infantry Rifle Company and Headquarters
Company Commander - Berlin, Germany 1967-1968
§ Republic of Viet Nam - Senior Advisor,
2nd BN, 10th Regiment, 7th ARVN Inf Div
§
Infantry Officer
Advanced Course - Fort Benning, GA 1969-1970
§ Degree Completion Program - University
of Tampa, Tampa, FL 1970-1971
§ ROTC Instructor - Georgia Military
Academy, Milledgeville, GA 1972-1974
§ Battalion Executive Officer - Fort Dix,
NJ 1974
§ Inspector General Staff (Investigations
and Inspections) - Fort Dix, NJ 1974-1978
§ Assistant 5th Division
Provost Marshall - Fort Polk, LA 1978-1979
§ Installation Police Operations Officer
- Fort Polk, LA 1979-1982
November 1982 – June 2003
Clearwater Police Department, Police Officer
I was actively employed as either an
Auxiliary Police Officer or as a State Certified Reserve Police Officer for the
City of Clearwater, Florida beginning November 1982. Duties included home
security surveys, support of Neighborhood Watch Programs, residential and
commercial burglary investigations, surveillance of criminal activity, patrol
operations, support of special events and 10 years street crime special
operations, vice investigations and narcotics suppression operations and SWAT
instructor. I donated in excess of 12,000 hours to the City of Clearwater, was
injured on the job five times, was Reserve Officer of the Year 13 times,
decorated for excellent police work and recognized as Citizen of the Year for
major contributions to Clearwater law enforcement.
RELATED
EDUCATION
I have attended numerous military and
civilian schools that either directly involved security and law enforcement or
included major elements of such operations and
concerns in the class curriculum. Those schools included:
§
Officer
Candidate School, Fort Benning, GA 1964-1965
§
Infantry
Officer Advanced Course, Fort Benning, GA 1969-1970
§
Department
of the Army Inspector General School, Washington, D.C. 1975
§
United
States Army Procurement School, Fort Lee, VA 1977
§
Drug
Enforcement Administration Regional Course, New Orleans, LA 1979
§
FBI
Sex Crimes Seminar, Milledgeville, GA 1980
§
United
States Army Counterterriosim Course, Fort McClellan,
Al 1980
§
Robbery
& Burglary Control, Orlando, FL 1980
§
Auxiliary
Police Officer Training, Largo, FL 1982
§
State
Certified Police Officer Academy, Largo, FL 1984-1985
§
Clearwater
Police Department Field Training Program (560 Hours) 1985-1986
§
Continuing
law enforcement training with the City of Clearwater 1982 - 2003
§
National
Rifle Association (NRA) instructor, training counselor and certified range
safety officer
CIVILIAN
EDUCATION
§
University
of Tampa, Tampa, Florida - Bachelors of Science Business 1970-1971
§
Pepperdine
University, Malibu, California - Master of Arts Human Resource Management 1978