Motivation starts at the gate

Tech. Sgt. Brian Saylors checks an identification card at the back gate on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., July 7, 2010. Sergeant Saylors is well known around the base for bellowing his trademark phrase ?motivated!? whenever anyone asks him how he is. Sergeant Saylors is not your typical Airman, he served five and a half years in the Marine Corps as a reconnaissance Marine during the war in Bosnia before making the transition to the Air Force. As a civilian Sergeant Saylors works as a paramedic at Berkley County Hospital. Despite his hard exterior, Sergeant Saylors said that he enjoyed helping people and saving lives. During his one year tour as a security forces augmentee Sergeant Saylors has refined himself as a noncommissioned officer and stated that he wants to be known for his professionalism and dedication to the military. Sergeant Saylors is a fire protection journeyman with the 315th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)