Douglas Bocash - Army Strong Stories

My ROTC Experience

Douglas Bocash — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:49:00 GMT

By: Douglas Bocash
I have always dreamed of being in the military since I was a young boy. I went to a vocational high school and during my senior year I decided to apply for Norwich University. I knew this was the school for me because I went to three years of Future Leader Camp at Norwich, and I felt comfortable here. When I came to Norwich I decided to do Army ROTC. Prior to coming to Norwich I applied for a four year scholarship but did not receive one because of DobMerb issues. I still actively...read more

Sandhurst Competition

Douglas Bocash — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 21:14:00 GMT

By: Douglas Bocash
Hey Everyone, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Today I would like to talk about the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition that Norwich Challenge Team will be most likely competing in. Sandhurst is held at USMA (Westpoint) on Saturday 16 April 2011. This is a very tough competition in which U.S. Teams as well as International Teams compete in. U.S. teams include: U.S. Service Academies, U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School team, and 8 select ROTC teams These international...read more

Norwich Takes 1st and 3rd Place at Bold Leader Challenge

Douglas Bocash — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 21:24:00 GMT

By: Douglas Bocash
At the second annual Bold Leader Challenge (BLC) competition at Fort Knox KY, Norwich Team 1 placed 1st and Norwich Team 2 placed 3rd. As I stated in my other blog, all the senior military colleges compete in BLC and it is a very challenging. Up at 0230 Thursday morning, we loaded our gear into the busses and headed to the airport, only to find our flight was canceled, setting us back in the competition. Kareta and I, the challenge team captains,...read more

Bocash's Challenge Blog

Douglas Bocash — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:30:00 GMT

By: Douglas Bocash
My name is Douglas Bocash and I am currently a senior at Norwich University. I am the Captain of the Norwich University Army ROTC Bold Leader Challenge Team. We compete in the 2nd Annual Bold Leader Challenge (BLC) competition on November 4-7 2010 at Fort Knox, KY, and we are ready to win. This year we are sending two teams to the competition. Norwich University Army ROTC competed in the BLC competition last year and it was one of the most challenging and demanding competions we have ever...read more