The Director: “That is right. I hope you all note the distinction. It is the rule, however, that the supporting unit must work with the unit that it is supporting in every way possible so as to insure teamwork in the accomplishment of the common mission.”
“Lieutenant Ralston, how would you get your instructions to your platoon leaders, who are back with the company?”
Lieutenant Ralston: “I have a runner with me from each of the three platoons. I would send these runners back to their respective platoons to tell the platoon commanders to report to me at ___________” (Lieutenant Ralston would indicate where the platoon commanders are to report.)
The Director: “Let us assume that you are Captain C. Just what would you say to the runners?”
Lieutenant Ralston: “I would call the platoon runners to me and say:
“‘Do you see that ___________?’ (Designating a tree or other well defined object.) ‘Each platoon runner will deliver this message to his platoon leader—Platoon leaders will join Captain C at once at ___________ (Place). Repeat the message.’”
The Director: “All right. Now let us assume that the platoon runners have started back to their platoons, what would you do now?”
Lieutenant Ralston: “I would go over to the right to make a personal reconnaissance of the enemy strong point, select my line of departure for the attack and get the ‘line-up’ of the supporting weapons.”
The Director: “That would seem to be the reasonable thing to do.”
The Class is now conducted over to the right, to a point about the center of the line of departure for the attack.