“When practicable the report is accompanied by a rough sketch showing the dispositions of the support.”
While at the location of outguard No. 1, the Director will point out the location of the outguard and the sentinels and question various members of the class regarding these locations and the instructions under which the outguard is operating.
The class is then conducted to the location of outguard No. 3, and the same procedure is gone through with.[14]
The class is then conducted to the position of the support, and Situation No. 6 is distributed.
You, Lieutenant M, have completed the inspection of your outguards and returned to your support.
Write out the body of the report that you would send back to the outpost commander.
_The Director_: “We have been over the entire front covered by our support and made a detailed inspection of the dispositions, rearranged them where it was necessary and given instructions that will insure efficient outpost service. We have now returned to the position of the support. Word has been sent out to withdraw the covering troops. It is now up to Lieutenant M to make his report to the outpost commander. I want each member of the class to consider himself as being Lieutenant M and to write out on his pad the body of the report that he would send in.”
The members of the class write out the report. When this is done they are collected and redistributed as indicated heretofore. Members of the class are required to read the solutions and comment on them.
1. Conduct class to location of outguard No. 1.
2. Explain method of inspection of line of outguards by support commander. Considerations that will come up: Location of outguard; location of sentinel posts; arrangements for communication; fire positions; men familiar with plans for defense; patroling; messing; changes in dispositions.
4. Conduct class to outguard No. 3. Discuss dispositions.
5. Conduct class to support. Pass out Situation No. 6. Write out report of support commander.
_Terrain Exercise No. 8._ A Visiting Patrol
A blue force operating in hostile country halts at (_a_) and establishes an outpost along the line (_b_). Support No. 2 is located at (_c_) with outguard No. 1 at (_d_); outguard No. 2 at (_e_) and outguard No. 3 at (_f_).
