“‘The advance party will be posted on the main road and cover the head of the column.
“‘The two flank patrols on the —— flank will be posted as march outguards and cover that flank.
“‘Sergeant Hamilton with the Fourth Squad, 2nd Platoon, will establish a march outguard on the —— flank in the vicinity (point out location) and cover the —— flank of the column. The support will be posted here.
“‘Messages to Support.’”
The Director: “That seems to cover the situation. Now, how would you get this order out to all the people to whom it should go?”
Lieutenant Hunt: “I would send it to Lieutenant W by a runner. I would send it out to the flank patrols by the section guide of the 3rd Platoon and direct him to make an inspection of the dispositions out there so as to make sure they are in position to carry out their mission. I would send it to the battalion commander by a runner.”
The Director: “So much for the distribution of the order. What would you do now, Lieutenant Barry?”
Lieutenant Barry: “I would now see that Sergeant Hamilton gets started on his mission, and then I would post sentinels at the support to watch out for signals from the various detachments that are out.”
The Director: “I believe that would meet the situation very well.”