What do you do?
Solution
The Director: “Captain Hall, what would you do under the circumstances?”
Captain Hall: “It is the business of the visiting patrol to investigate suspicious incidents that may be reported by the sentinels. So I would go out and investigate this one. I would take the two men of my patrol with me.”
The Director: “We will assume that you are senior to the outguard commander. Would you give him any instructions?”
Captain Hall: “I think I would have him send out a small patrol to the interval between outguard No. 3 and No. 2.”
Lieutenant Barry: “That is a point I had been thinking about and I had just decided that I would not do that.”
The Director: “On what line of reasoning did you base the decision?”
Lieutenant Barry: “Well, sir, if I were Corporal Canes and going out with my visiting patrol I would not want any other patrol out working around in my immediate vicinity. There would be too much danger of an accident. I would have to put in about half of my time watching out for the other patrol to keep from shooting them or to keep them from shooting me. I am sure if I knew another patrol from the outguard were out here I could not devote my undivided attention to my reconnaissance of the enemy. I would have Corporal R bring two of his men up to the sentinel post and remain there until I get back or if anything happens to me to come to my assistance. I would have the remaining men of the outguard remain on the alert at their post.”
The Director: “I think you are right in all you have said and I feel sure that Captain Hall will agree with you on reconsideration. Is that not so, Captain Hall?”