_The Director_: “It is fully realized that no member of this class will
ever be called upon to conduct the operations of a visiting patrol. You
will, however, have to order your non-commissioned officers to do so and
you must have a knowledge of how it should be gone about and whether the
duty is being properly performed.
“The military text-books usually tell you that a visiting patrol
consists of a non-commissioned officer and two or three men that make
the rounds along the outpost line of observation at night. That is about
all. It is assumed that the subject is so simple that you just naturally
know it and there is nothing further to be explained. Such is not the
case and before we have completed this exercise we will demonstrate it
to you. Another good test of the proposition is this: Take your
non-commissioned officers out on a Terrain Exercise and give them the
situations that we will have today. See how many of them get away with
it. I am sure you will be surprised at the results, especially with the
men who have had no previous preparation for the exercise.”