By enrolling in this self-study course, you have demonstrated a desire to improve yourself and the Navy.

Remember, however, this self-study course is only one part of the total Navy training program. Practical

experience, schools, selected reading, and your desire to succeed are also necessary to successfully round

out a fully meaningful training program.

COURSE OVERVIEW: In completing this nonresident training course, you will demonstrate a

knowledge of the subject matter by correctly answering questions on the following: History and

Organization of the Seabees and Laws of War; Special Clothing and Equipment; Service Rifle and Pistol

Marksmanship; Combat Maneuvers, Formations, Patrols, and Ambushes; Land Navigation; Evasion,

Survival, and Escape; Individual Protective Measures; Entanglements; Chemical, Biological, and

Radiological (CBR) Defense; First Aid and Field Sanitation; Grenades, Land Mines, and Booby Traps;

Organic Support Weapons: M203 and Machine Guns; and Organic Support Weapons: 60-mm Mortar and

AT4.

THE COURSE: This self-study course is organized into subject matter areas, each containing learning

objectives to help you determine what you should learn along with text and illustrations to help you

understand the information. The subject matter reflects day-to-day requirements and experiences of

personnel in the rating or skill area. It also reflects guidance provided by Enlisted Community Managers

(ECMs) and other senior personnel, technical references, instructions, etc., and either the occupational or

naval standards, which are listed in the Manual of Navy Enlisted Manpower Personnel Classifications

and Occupational Standards, NAVPERS 18068.

THE QUESTIONS: The questions that appear in this course are designed to help you understand the

material in the text.

VALUE: In completing this course, you will improve your military and professional knowledge.

Importantly, it can also help you study for the Navy-wide advancement in rate examination. If you are

studying and discover a reference in the text to another publication for further information, look it up.

Seabee Combat Handbook, Volume 1 (NAVEDTRA 14234) - pocket, Engelsk, 2024