1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:08,864 I'm Roosevelt Howe , the executive 3 00:00:08,864 --> 00:00:10,976 assistant to the commanding officer , 4 00:00:10,976 --> 00:00:13,031 Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany , 5 00:00:13,031 --> 00:00:15,142 Georgia . My journey to , um , to get 6 00:00:15,142 --> 00:00:16,864 where I'm at here today at the 7 00:00:16,864 --> 00:00:19,031 executive , uh , assistance began like 8 00:00:19,031 --> 00:00:21,087 6 years ago when uh Commander , uh , 9 00:00:21,087 --> 00:00:23,031 Colonel Trimble at the time , uh , 10 00:00:23,031 --> 00:00:25,440 asked me to come up , uh , to be the 11 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,159 permanent assistant , uh , after Miss 12 00:00:28,159 --> 00:00:31,469 Laura Thorn , uh , retired , and , uh , 13 00:00:31,479 --> 00:00:34,439 I've been enjoying the position , uh . 14 00:00:35,180 --> 00:00:38,110 Day to day operations , I meet all the 15 00:00:38,619 --> 00:00:41,500 uh COs saw majors since being a retired 16 00:00:41,500 --> 00:00:44,389 Marine , uh , it works out very well . 17 00:00:44,889 --> 00:00:47,819 Our communication level is , um , much 18 00:00:47,819 --> 00:00:50,041 higher . We understand one another , we 19 00:00:50,041 --> 00:00:52,380 understand the marine lingo that we 20 00:00:52,380 --> 00:00:54,213 utilize each and every day , the 21 00:00:54,213 --> 00:00:56,580 acronyms and all that . So it's , it's 22 00:00:56,580 --> 00:00:58,747 a good transition uh for all the other 23 00:00:58,747 --> 00:01:01,580 Marines coming in . I enjoyed , uh , to 24 00:01:01,580 --> 00:01:03,524 stay with them . Uh , welcome them 25 00:01:03,524 --> 00:01:06,190 aboard to get having them to , um , 26 00:01:06,559 --> 00:01:08,800 have a , a relaxed atmosphere , uh , 27 00:01:08,980 --> 00:01:11,440 again with the civilians also . I work 28 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,551 very closely with all the directors , 29 00:01:13,551 --> 00:01:15,480 the deputies , and the civilian 30 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:17,647 personnel , but , uh , it's a job that 31 00:01:17,647 --> 00:01:21,269 is full of enjoyment , fulfillment , 32 00:01:21,599 --> 00:01:24,720 and I am very appreciative of being in 33 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,776 that position . I have an individual 34 00:01:26,776 --> 00:01:30,389 philosophy that I , I do not work . 35 00:01:30,599 --> 00:01:32,900 I come to serve every day . I come to 36 00:01:32,900 --> 00:01:34,900 serve the people that are around me 37 00:01:34,900 --> 00:01:36,789 that asked me to uh for different 38 00:01:36,789 --> 00:01:38,844 questions and I'll tell you a little 39 00:01:38,844 --> 00:01:40,956 background on that . When I first got 40 00:01:40,956 --> 00:01:43,410 here , I was asking questions how to 41 00:01:43,669 --> 00:01:46,300 maneuver , how to get promoted and that 42 00:01:46,300 --> 00:01:48,133 was my first time being with the 43 00:01:48,133 --> 00:01:50,260 federal government and no one gave me 44 00:01:50,260 --> 00:01:53,029 an answer . And I said that I do not 45 00:01:53,029 --> 00:01:55,029 want to be that person when someone 46 00:01:55,029 --> 00:01:57,029 asks me a question , I want to give 47 00:01:57,029 --> 00:01:59,085 them an answer . So and that's how I 48 00:01:59,085 --> 00:02:01,389 came to my philosophy . I just came to 49 00:02:01,389 --> 00:02:05,059 serve for the people of being a um 50 00:02:05,269 --> 00:02:08,029 I guess uh a open door , have an open 51 00:02:08,029 --> 00:02:10,990 door policy to help those um . 52 00:02:11,929 --> 00:02:14,210 All I can each and every day because 53 00:02:14,210 --> 00:02:16,432 each and every day to come to work , to 54 00:02:16,432 --> 00:02:18,543 to breathe and get up to come to work 55 00:02:18,770 --> 00:02:20,729 again is , is , is , it's a proud 56 00:02:20,729 --> 00:02:22,889 moment for me , uh , to see all the 57 00:02:22,889 --> 00:02:25,850 faces , just to enjoy the fellowship 58 00:02:25,850 --> 00:02:28,169 each and every day coming to work and 59 00:02:28,169 --> 00:02:30,720 being able to go back home and enjoy 60 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,880 family and do it again the next day . 61 00:02:33,169 --> 00:02:35,447 uh , and that , that is just the proud , 62 00:02:35,447 --> 00:02:37,669 there is no one proud moment , but each 63 00:02:37,669 --> 00:02:40,050 and every day is proud for me . I just 64 00:02:40,050 --> 00:02:42,210 thank the opportunity for being 65 00:02:42,210 --> 00:02:45,240 selected as the uh employee of the year , 66 00:02:45,710 --> 00:02:47,970 um , but I give all that accomplishment 67 00:02:47,970 --> 00:02:51,210 back to those who helped me and never 68 00:02:51,210 --> 00:02:54,169 said no every time I asked um for 69 00:02:54,169 --> 00:02:56,280 different things , I asked for help , 70 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,179 the help was there um to um . 71 00:02:59,869 --> 00:03:01,925 And just enjoy , I just enjoy life , 72 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,119 enjoy my responsibilities , and I 73 00:03:05,119 --> 00:03:07,440 enjoyed the opportunity to serve each 74 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:07,919 and every day .