Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Founder Completes 14 Week Training Course With Miami-Dade Police Department Citizen Academy Program

Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Founder Benny Benitez is seen addressing routine Police paperwork after experiencing a dispatch call to a code "32 Assault" / "17" Traffic Crash at 12840 SW 8th Street during the 4th September afternoon patrol shift within the assigned area of operation

Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Founder is seen here within the Police "Dodge Charger" Police Cruiser which logged a total of 65 miles of driving while patrolling the operational area of Kendell / Hammocks region as accompany with "Ride Alone" Police Officer C. Bonn who served as Training Officer

Part of the 14th course of the Citizen Academy included the presentation and handling of all small arms utilized and employed by Miami-Dade Police Officers as well as Special Response Teams (SRT) Units

Shown here is classmate Ms. Tania L. Bauza holding a 50 Caliber round as used within the department Barrett M-017 long range sniper rifle. Ms. Bauza is studying Criminal Justice and is inspiring to become a Miami-Dade Police Officer

Shown is the typical Miami-Dade Police cruiser as experienced  within the eight hour ride alone-patrol. It should be noted as indicated by Department Officers that the above model tends to over heat and appear to have a large fuel consumption than the Ford Crown Vic's still in service.

Miami, Florida 6th June to 19th September, 2012: On 19th September Miami Dade Police Department Citizen Academy Class Number 41 successfully graduated 24 participants out of the 44 that started out on 6th June. Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Founder, Benny Benitez was one of those proud 24 participants that was received and acknowledged of their successful accomplishment by the Department Assistant Director Mr. J.D. Patterson who was present for Department Director Mr. James K. Loftus.

The program spanned a period of fourteen (14) weeks from 6th June to 19th September and allowed the participants to obtain an operational knowledge of all of the many departments that make up the forth largest Police Force within the Southeast of the United States.

During the fourteen week program, the participants were exposed to all elements of Police work to include such areas as Criminal Law, Enforcement, Domestic Crimes, Crime Scene, Special Response Teams to name a few. This also included a session with hands on experience on an array of small arms weapons operational utilized by the Department.

The success of the program is attributed to the shear dedication and effort of Sergeant Joseph Bermudez (Training Supervisor) and Officer Enrique Cuevas (Training Advisor) who's leadership, knowledge and shear professionalism made the fourteen week course very informative and enjoyable to all of the participants.
A few of the highlights of the program was learning about the Department Special Response Teams (SRT) who training, dedication and operational capabilities under the leadership of their training officer Lieutenant Jorge Herra would rival any global / real world dedicated Special Forces organization.
The other highlight which every graduation participant experienced on their schedule during the duration of the course was an eight (8) hour "Operational Ride Alone" which was mandated for success completion of the course. Again the ability to relate to officer on the street gave all of the participant a well founded appreciation of what the officers on the street deal with on a day by day basis and the respect and admiration toward all of them had been realized beyond what anyone ever expected.
Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Thanks and Salute the men and women of the Miami-Dade Police Department and in the traditional U.S.Navy lure we say "Bravo Zulu" job well done!
It should be noted that Experience Shooting Solutions (ES2) Founder Benny Benitez is now a successful graduate of both the Miami-Dade Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Citizens Academy Programs.