Andrew Manelski - Army Strong Stories

2nd Semester

Andrew Manelski — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 05:30:00 GMT

By: Andrew Manelski
I'm about three weeks deep into my second semester of ROTC at Boston University. I decided to pledge Scabbard and Blade upon coming back, one of the two organizations that the Charles River Battalion has. The training has been pretty strenuous so far, two a day pt, and extra tactics and classes have been taking a big toll on my sleep, but the training is second to none. Hopefully all of the extra pt can help me shave the couple seconds off my run time that I need to max. We also competed...read more

Finished my 1st semester of ROTC

Andrew Manelski — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:46:00 GMT

By: Andrew Manelski
I just finished my first semester of Army ROTC at Boston University. It was an eventful semester with a sharp learning curve but alot of valuable training and the opportunity to learn from mistakes. First off, I was lucky enough to be able to participate in the Charles River Battalion Ranger Challenge team. This was quite an experience as freshman do not usually make the team or are placed as alternates instead of actual competitors. Ranger Challenge required alot of lost sleep and extra...read more

Introduction

Andrew Manelski — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 07:49:00 GMT

By: Andrew Manelski
I am a first year ROTC cadet in the Charles River Batallion at Boston University. I am from Anaheim, California and love ROTC so far. I am also a memeber of my batallions Ranger Challenge team....read more