Master trainer Baron Von Steuben came to Valley Forge and lent a hand, so that the army could gain the skills it lacked. Before Von Steuben began teaching the Continental Army, George Washington gave Steuben unlimited field use to take notes so he could see what he had to work with. Von Steuben had many things to work on, such as building an effective corps, how to maneuver large bodies of troops more efficiently, how to improve security within the camps, and how to fine-tune camp fortifications. The training master diagnosed some of the problems the army had. “The loot of waste, tents, weapons and ammunition. Men's enlistments expired so soldiers were stripped of their muskets, while new recruits rarely had sufficient supplies of the same items