Photo By Maj. Sean Delpech | Army Reserve 1st Lt. Nicholas T. Krantz, commander of the 811th Ordnance Company,...... read more read more
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811th Ordnance Company
FORT BENNING, Ga. - "Airborne check your feet, slip, land!" shouted the black hat instructor at airborne school as 100 bodies crashed to the ground with a thud while training parachute landing falls.
It is week one, or “Ground Week” at Fort Benning, GA Airborne school.
Most of the Soldiers of Bravo Company, 3rd Platoon, are PFCs and Specialists with an average age of 22. Among the many faces at the school, one looks a bit older, carries a little more experience.
This candidate is Army Reserve 1st Lt. Nicholas T. Krantz, commander of the 811th Ordnance Company, 321st Ordnance Battalion, 38th Regional Support Group, 310th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), headquartered in Rainelle, W. Va.
Unlike many Soldiers who are busy planning their retirement, Krantz, at the age of 41, with 21 years of service in the Army Reserve, is always on the lookout for new challenges, such as seeking airborne qualification.
Driven to excel as an important part of striving for a career based around the culture of professional excellence, Krantz requested and won a spot at the Airborne school at Fort Benning.
"Going Airborne has been a lifelong dream for me,” said Krantz, “but between a challenging civilian career and commitment to family, the opportunity just recently became real," continued Krantz.
Kantz was previously a senior noncommissioned officer and later a Warrant Officer. After working to complete his degree, Krantz took on an even larger challenge as a commissioned officer and then company commander.
Having been a noncommissioned officer in the past has helped him develop realistic and challenging training and professional development goals for the enlisted Soldiers and noncommissioned officers in the 811th Ordnance Company.
"Leadership in the U.S. Army Reserves is challenging and carries a high professional standard,” said Lt. Col. Gerald J. Krieger, battalion commander for the 321st Ordnance Battalion.
“We have a shortage of officers and NCOS and must recruit, cultivate, and groom the leaders that we have to maintain a culture of excellence,” continued Krieger.
Krantz plans on using what he learns during the airborne course to increase the quality of training and readiness for his Soldiers.
“To take this one step further, I will be prepared to take the 811th and operate in the battle space with the additional experience and understanding of Airborne operations."
| Date Taken: | 03.06.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 03.06.2017 13:41 |
| Story ID: | 225853 |
| Location: | FORT BENNING, GEORGIA, US |
| Hometown: | RAINELLE, WEST VIRGINIA, US |
| Web Views: | 342 |
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