The best way to train crew members, in the other things they need to know, is to keep them constantly informed of the overall purpose of the job. Suppose, for example, that the crew is setting offset grade hubs for a highway. Tell them, as you go along, how these hubs will be used as guides for bringing the subgrade to the desired elevation and for placing the highway surface to the prescribed finished grade. Besides training the crew, you will be making fieldwork much more interesting for everybody-including  yourself.  Furthermore,  a  field crew  will  do  a  better  job  when  they  know  the  purpose of what they are doing. Another incentive in producing highly motivated field crews is competition. Let’s say you have a level circuit to accomplish. If time permits and if you are not far behind in your workload organize two or more level parties to run the same circuit. Then you can determine how proficient the crews are by seeing how closely each crew  comes  to  the  correct  closing  benchmark  elevation and the time it takes each crew to run the circuit. You also can use this method in transit work for things like timing the setup of the instrument, measuring horizontal and  vertical  angles,  and  measuring  distances  by  stadia. Always  find  time  for  training.  Perhaps,  when  waiting for transportation to and from work you can start an open discussion of various solutions to an actual or hypothetical  survey  problem. When you are training surveyors, do not forget that the EAs assigned to the drafting room or soils laboratory are  also  responsible  for  knowing  the  techniques  of surveying.  Whenever  the  work  load  permits,  the engineering chief should rotate a few personnel for short, on-the-job training periods. This creates interest and  helps  your  personnel  to  prepare  for  advancement. Combat  Intelligence Engineering  Data The   collecting,   analyzing,   and   reporting   of engineering  data  for  combat  intelligence  is  the responsibility  of  the  engineering  division  of  an  NMCB deployed to a combat area. Normally the collecting of such data is the job of the field survey crews or an EA assigned  to  a  reconnaissance  patrol. “Combat  intelligent”  is  defined  as  that  knowledge of  the  enemy,  weather,  and  geographical  features (terrain) required by a commander in planning and conducting tactical operations. The objective of combat intelligence  is  to  minimize  the  uncertainties  of  the effects that the enemy, weather, and terrain may have on the accomplishment of the mission. Of primary interest to the EA is the collection of terrain data. Terrain information includes stream data (widths, depths, condition of banks, and rates of flow); bridge  data  (types,  widths,  lengths,  conditions,  and  load limits);  existing  roads  (types,  widths,  and  conditions); and topographic mapping, including all pertinent natural and  man-made  features.  In  general,  a  rough reconnaissance survey is performed. Methods   for   collecting   engineering   data   will depend on the situation. You maybe given a military map and told to take a reconnaissance patrol out to check the accuracy of the map. Or, you maybe tasked with obtaining data for establishing a suitable construction site for an entire advanced base that might require the efforts of several crews. Your experience as a surveyor will enable you to collect data and report your findings to the engineering officer who, with your assistance, can analyze the data and make recommendations to the battalion  planning  team. Information  pertinent  to  organization  and deployment  of  a  reconnaissance  patrol  is  found  in  the Seabee Combat Handbook  NAVEDTRA  12003.  The battalion  operation  order  will  specify  combat intelligence  procedures. MATERIALS  TESTING SECTION Personnel  assigned  to  the  quality  control  (QC) division of the operations department are responsible for ensuring that construction work is according to the job specifications; that is, the workmanship, materials used, prevailing  conditions,  and  appearance  of  the  finished structure are within the specified minimum standards. This  involves  constant  and  careful  construction inspection and materials testing. While QC is capable of performing  inspections,  it  needs  support  from  the materials testing section of the engineering division to perform  testing,  such  as  in-place  density  and  concrete strength   determinations. As the EA supervisor, a large portion of your job is making sure that QC is receiving the support that it needs.  This  includes,  in  part,  coordinating  testing requirements to ensure that all tests are completed on time,  making  sure  that  tests  are  performed  using established  standard  procedures,  analyzing  test  results for accuracy and validity, and advising QC of the testing results. In addition to providing support to QC, the materials testing section also performs tests, such as soil classification  and  compaction  testing,  that  may  be needed  for  the  design  of  a  new  structure,  road,  or 14-11