_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?”
_The Director_: “We then decide that Corporal Canes is to make the reconnaissance with the two remaining men of his visiting patrol; that he is going to have Corporal R bring up two men of the outguard to the vicinity of the sentinel post and that the remainder of the outguard is to remain at the alert at its post. Now, Lieutenant Hunt, just how will you put this decision into the form of orders?”
_Lieutenant Hunt_: “I would issue my orders as follows:
“‘You have all the information of the enemy and our own troops.
“‘The visiting patrol will conduct a reconnaissance in that direction (indicating).