User blog comment:Sir Aether/PreGen: Plot Discussion/@comment-12236859-20150201133521/@comment-25156300-20150201170046

ok. And even if we didn't use the sensors when they were finding each other (they wouldn't know their teammates were in the forest until they ran into them), they would be useful in the dark and help direct their teammates on where to strike. The non-sensors could use plain instinct a few times to show their skill as well.

That sounds like a useful lesson if they're going to be on war missions later on.