. >> charles phillips from charleston, north carolina, is at the helm of all current seabee battalions>> a hefty number of my troops are suspecting the special operations forces both in afghanistan and iraq. we've been over there and it's 120 degrees. they're in full combat gear, taking indirect fire on a day in, day out basis with a smile on their face, nose to the grindstone, making it happen. >> what's done today to recruit a youngster that -- who has those kinds of skills that the seabees need? >> when the seabees were started, they brought folks in that built the national transportation system or the skyscrapers in new york. it's different today. today we train our troops. >> this is where thousands of today's seabees hone their skills, ft. hunt eer liggett, califora, south of san francisco. >> a trainingap we have listed as provinces. that's pretty much what we're focusing on over in iraq. >> a 12-year veteran of the seabees and current war on terrorer, 33-year-old chief builder is with the 31st seabee readiness group in charge of all the training. >> what's your mission here? >>