Post by benjamin royce daniels on Jan 3, 2015 13:41:19 GMT -5
BENJAMIN R. DANIELS
twenty-six - mwd handler - emergency - channing tatum
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Military Working Dog (MWD) handlers are responsible for the care and training of his or her service dog, which contributes to combat operations abroad and installation security at home by providing target odor detection (explosive). Service dogs, generally seen as a non-lethal option for neutralizing a threat, also serve as a psychological deterrent during law enforcement operations
To the world they are dog handlers -- but to each other they are Family.
"Being a dog handler -- you don't do it for yourself. We are out there looking for things that people are afraid of or are trying to avoid. If my team finds an Improvised Explosive Device, I save the lives of the people standing behind me and my job is done. I am a dog handler, so that other people may live."
Protecting others is common a theme among the Family of dog handlers.
Job training for Military Working Dog handlers requires 18 weeks of Advanced Individual Training (AIT) on how to care for, handle and train a Military Working Dog (MWD). The training is in two phases. The first seven-week phase covers on-the-job instruction and teaches police methods and techniques for dog handling. The second phase of instruction is an 11-week course that provides basic instructions on the application of Military Working Dog utilization and employment capabilities. Phase II instructs in basic obedience, controlled aggression, first aid, principles of conditioning, building searches, scouting, detection, and daily care and grooming of assigned MWD. Handlers will also learn other basic skills, including: Basic use of firearms, Military/civil laws and jurisdiction, Arrest and restraint of suspects, and Other specialized dog handling techniques.
Benjamin Royce Daniels, is one of these brave men. His partner in crime is Aldo, a two year old german shepherd. Ben is a dedicated young man, he’s twenty-six years old. He enlisted in the united states army when he was just seventeen. just like his father had before him, and his father’s father, and his father’s father’s father… and so on…. he went into boot camp having no idea what he wanted to do. he thought about disarming explosives, but when he saw the k9s in action, he knew he wanted to do that. he shadowed a k9 handler when he was out of boot camp. then he went through the 18 weeks of AIT training and then the 7 weeks training, where he specialized in explosives. out of training he was stationed in his home state of Georgia. his first partner was a year old german shepherd named myla. the other guys in the group mocked him because he was the only one that was given a female. but, it turned out, she was amazing. they bonded much faster than the other’s did.
they worked together for about six months before they were deployed. he knew overseas, in the god forsaken desert that was horrible and miserable. there was something comforting about having a partner that had your back. myla was as dedicated at her job as he was in his. they spent three tours, about four years with small r&r weekends. he spent four years there; he was dedicated and he wanted to help. he was 21 when he finally came back state side. it was strange at first. but myla and he both tried to adjust back to the world they had once been used to. after they came home they were stationed back in Georgia. of course, service dogs were unable to leave their original base, except in situations of deployment. he didn’t want to leave myla. they had spent close to five years together and they had been through a lot.
thankfully, when he was getting stationed at fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, new York city, new York. Myla was retiring, she was nine and he swore that maybe they did it because he was being stationed somewhere else and his commander and the guys all knew that he and myla were basically inseparable. he never talked about what happened overseas, but they all knew or eventually figured it out. there was only so much you could hide from your family. he adopted myla right away and they took the long journey to Fort Hamilton, New York, from Georgia.
he’s only been in new York for a few months. he’s settled into Brooklyn. he sticks out though, his sweet southern boy charm and his mixed accent of Georgian and a few other places were enough to make people turn and look. when he got to Fort Hamilton, he was paired with Aldo. he was worried about how myla would react to the male dog living with them, but she accepted him as her own. he bonded well with Aldo, he tries not to compare Aldo to Myla, since Myla had 8 years together. he’s also trying to adjust to the big city; it’s a huge change from Georgia.
To the world they are dog handlers -- but to each other they are Family.
"Being a dog handler -- you don't do it for yourself. We are out there looking for things that people are afraid of or are trying to avoid. If my team finds an Improvised Explosive Device, I save the lives of the people standing behind me and my job is done. I am a dog handler, so that other people may live."
Protecting others is common a theme among the Family of dog handlers.
Job training for Military Working Dog handlers requires 18 weeks of Advanced Individual Training (AIT) on how to care for, handle and train a Military Working Dog (MWD). The training is in two phases. The first seven-week phase covers on-the-job instruction and teaches police methods and techniques for dog handling. The second phase of instruction is an 11-week course that provides basic instructions on the application of Military Working Dog utilization and employment capabilities. Phase II instructs in basic obedience, controlled aggression, first aid, principles of conditioning, building searches, scouting, detection, and daily care and grooming of assigned MWD. Handlers will also learn other basic skills, including: Basic use of firearms, Military/civil laws and jurisdiction, Arrest and restraint of suspects, and Other specialized dog handling techniques.
Benjamin Royce Daniels, is one of these brave men. His partner in crime is Aldo, a two year old german shepherd. Ben is a dedicated young man, he’s twenty-six years old. He enlisted in the united states army when he was just seventeen. just like his father had before him, and his father’s father, and his father’s father’s father… and so on…. he went into boot camp having no idea what he wanted to do. he thought about disarming explosives, but when he saw the k9s in action, he knew he wanted to do that. he shadowed a k9 handler when he was out of boot camp. then he went through the 18 weeks of AIT training and then the 7 weeks training, where he specialized in explosives. out of training he was stationed in his home state of Georgia. his first partner was a year old german shepherd named myla. the other guys in the group mocked him because he was the only one that was given a female. but, it turned out, she was amazing. they bonded much faster than the other’s did.
they worked together for about six months before they were deployed. he knew overseas, in the god forsaken desert that was horrible and miserable. there was something comforting about having a partner that had your back. myla was as dedicated at her job as he was in his. they spent three tours, about four years with small r&r weekends. he spent four years there; he was dedicated and he wanted to help. he was 21 when he finally came back state side. it was strange at first. but myla and he both tried to adjust back to the world they had once been used to. after they came home they were stationed back in Georgia. of course, service dogs were unable to leave their original base, except in situations of deployment. he didn’t want to leave myla. they had spent close to five years together and they had been through a lot.
thankfully, when he was getting stationed at fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, new York city, new York. Myla was retiring, she was nine and he swore that maybe they did it because he was being stationed somewhere else and his commander and the guys all knew that he and myla were basically inseparable. he never talked about what happened overseas, but they all knew or eventually figured it out. there was only so much you could hide from your family. he adopted myla right away and they took the long journey to Fort Hamilton, New York, from Georgia.
he’s only been in new York for a few months. he’s settled into Brooklyn. he sticks out though, his sweet southern boy charm and his mixed accent of Georgian and a few other places were enough to make people turn and look. when he got to Fort Hamilton, he was paired with Aldo. he was worried about how myla would react to the male dog living with them, but she accepted him as her own. he bonded well with Aldo, he tries not to compare Aldo to Myla, since Myla had 8 years together. he’s also trying to adjust to the big city; it’s a huge change from Georgia.
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