Nicholas Olszewski - Army Strong Stories

First Time Leadership

Nicholas Olszewski — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:05:00 GMT

By: Nicholas Olszewski
With the second semester getting under way comes more exams, projects, and work. On top of all this comes ROTC. That means getting up at 0530 for PRT, and on off days hitting the gym even harder. A day before I got back to Clarkson I was notified I would be a squad leader for the first two weeks of the new term. Usually only juniors get this task, but I got myself prepared. The next two weeks flew by, with getting adjusted to a new schedule and routine and being in a lleadership position....read more

Trying Out for Ranger Challenge

Nicholas Olszewski — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 23:11:00 GMT

By: Nicholas Olszewski
As an engineering student and ROTC cadet at Clarkson University in Northern NY your workload can be pretty overwhelming. As I entered my third semester here I decided to push my limits even more by trying out for the Ranger Challenge team. Here in the Golden Knight Battalion are Ranger Challenge (RC) team consists of our most high speed guys, and keeping up with the would be a challenge. Coming up here a week before classes started, doing PT and practicing technical skills six days a...read more