5. Read problem aloud and question members of the class on the tactical situation: mission of battalion; why halt; estimation of the situation; elements of field order; compare with battalion commander’s order; why Company E for outpost.
6. Conduct class to point where support of advance guard is supposed to be.
7. Discuss formation of advance guard. Each man now consider himself as being Captain E.
8. Discuss formation of outpost: Primary dispositions; number of supports; why support on main road; boundaries of support front; location of supports; location of reserve; covering posting of outguards.
9. Final solution of problem: Preliminaries; order of Captain E; five paragraph order; why first platoon forms one support.
10. Have members of class write out order. Collect solutions and redistribute them. Distribute copies of Captain E’s order. Read and discuss solutions.
Procedure
The class is now conducted to the point on the road where the advance party is supposed to be halted.
The Director: “We are now at the point where the first platoon, which is the advance party of the advance guard, is halted. Lieutenant M has joined his platoon and is ready to proceed with the execution of the task allotted to him.”