Hard work pays off for motivated corporal
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (August 24, 2006) -- Marines go through recruit training and specialty school before entering the Fleet Marine Force and while some Marines may lose their motivation, the majority of them find their own way to overcome that.
This Marine is one of them…
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August 24, 2006; Submitted on: 08/24/2006 11:26:30 AM ; Story ID#: 2006824112630
By Cpl. Matthew K. Hacker, 2nd Marine Logistics Group
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (August 24, 2006) -- Marines go through recruit training and specialty school before entering the Fleet Marine Force and while some Marines may lose their motivation, the majority of them find their own way to overcome that.
This Marine is one of them…
“I’ll tell you right now, he’s the hardest working Marine in the platoon,” said 2nd Lt. Rano J. Mariotti, platoon commander, Company B, 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group. “He’s always eager to get in there and do what he has to do to get the job done.”
Corporal Brian N. Wente is a combat engineer with the company and he will be the first to list the reasons he enjoys his job.
“I love to work with my hands,” said Wente. “Whether it’s swinging a hammer or pouring concrete, I feel a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment when it’s finished. Nothing compares to it.”
Wanting to join the Marine Corps to travel the world, Wente got what he wanted when he deployed to Iraq from February through September 2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
“I did pretty much the same job there as I do here, but things in Iraq are different,” said Wente. “You’re not training anymore. You have to realize it’s for real and you’re abilities as a combat engineer directly affect the warfighters out there. That’s why I take training so seriously.”
Wente also came to realize how much building new structures for Marines to sleep and dwell in were important. He quickly noticed the level of morale rise with the level of comfort. That is one of the reasons he likes what he does.
Overall, staying motivated and enjoying one’s job is something Marines need to achieve for both personal and professional success, said Wente. People always get more done when they are content with their work and enthused by the situation before them.
When his enlistment expires July 18, 2008, Wente plans on attending college and pursuing the structural engineer or architectural fields.
Wente is scheduled to return to Iraq during February 2007 for a seven- month deployment in support of OIF.
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