_The Director_: “Now, I want each member of the class to write out
Sergeant X’s orders on his pad. The information about the enemy and our
own troops that has already been given to the men by the platoon
commander need not be repeated. The first paragraph might be.
“‘You have heard what the platoon commander said about the enemy and
our own troops. There is no further information.’”
When all the members of the class have completed writing the order the
papers are collected and redistributed. One or more members may be
called upon to read the order in their possession and comment upon it.
The whole idea is to impress the solution of each phase of the problem
so firmly in the minds of the members of the class that, in case they
should ever be called upon in active service to meet a similar
situation, they would know exactly how to go about it.
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=Outpost= =Card No. 3=
=Director’s Key=
1. Explain necessity for covering the posting of the outguards.
Formations that may be used: Skirmishers; patrols; advantages of
patrol system.
2. Pass out problem and read it. Have members of class explain their
version.