At Tolland he was Cross Country team co-captain, active in the instrumental music program, founder of several clubs, and a member of the National Honor Society.
He represented Tolland as a delegate to Boy's State in 1987 and earned both the John Philip Sousa band award and the Daughters of the American Revolution "good citizen" scholarship.
Graduating in 1992 with a degree in Civil Engineering, Beale was assigned as a deck watch officer aboard USCGC Munro based from Alameda, California.
After earning wings through Navy Flight School in 1994, Beale was assigned to USCG Air Station Brooklyn, New York as an HH-65 helicopter pilot in 1996.
[1] This case and three others like it within a 13-day period in 1999 brought about significant changes to commercial fishing vessel regulations and inspections, and became the subject of a book titled "The Sea's Bitter Harvest" by Douglas A. Campbell .
The aviation detachment (AVDET) under his command assisted chief scientist Dr. Jackie Grebmeier and researchers from the University of Tennessee sailing with USCGC Healy in 2004 to further understand global climate change.