Episode 692: Training is Your Most Important Asset with Billy Cushing

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4.9 • 933 Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

On today's episode, Dennis talks with Braintree Police Officer and K-9 Handler, Billy Cushing. Billy started his law enforcement career in corrections back in 2000-2005 and has now been with the Braintree Police Department for over 15 years. In 2010, Billy was selected into the Braintree K-9 unit, and since has been in 3 officer involved shootings. His most recent OIS was in June of 2021 where he was shot 5 times and unfortunately lost his dog Kitt in the fight. Billy tells his story of what happened that day and how it has changed his outlook on life forever, also the process of returning to work after surviving an OIS and how to take care of your mental health.

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0:00.0	guys if you're in an area where you're trying to get to our classes but we're not close to you
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0:25.7	jail where they belong and at the maximum going home to your family.
0:28.8	Check out streetcop.com for that offer. You're trying to be a street cop? Hey guys, welcome this episode of the street cop
0:45.0	training podcast, your host, founder and CEO of street cop training.
0:48.0	My name is Dennis Benino.
0:49.0	And I have with me today a gentleman who's going to tell a story of incidences that he went through and some of the loss and
0:56.4	gains in his life. Without further ado, I appreciate the fact that you've taken the time
1:01.2	out of your day to be here and tell your story and share it with the law enforcement.
1:05.8	Bill, do you go by Billy? Yeah, Billy's fine, does. Okay, cool. Why don't you give everybody your
1:11.8	two-minute intro of who you are, what you've done, kind of what brought you here today.
1:15.8	Billy Cushing, I work for the Braintree Police Department in Massachusetts, not a huge department,
1:21.7	but right around 100 offices top to bottom.
1:26.0	Prior to joining Braintree PD, I worked as a corrections officer and
1:32.0	get a mess for the Norfolk County Sheriff's Office and did five years there and then followed in the footsteps of my father at Braintree PD and for the last 15 years that's what I've been doing. 2010 I got selected to the
1:47.7	canine unit where I was partnered up with my canine kit and that's kind of what led me to where I am today.
1:56.2	You started as a correctional officer, what time, what year was that?
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