In issuing orders all Officers, in addition to announcing where they will be found will give the location of the next higher Commander. The authorities for statements under the Platoon Leader and below are not given after each statement but the paragraphs from which they are deduced are given under the heading for each grade. This course was thought necessary to avoid repetition. I. THE COLONEL. POSITION--(369, 380, 528--i.d.r.) 1. Advancing to the battlefield: as (a) Independent commander ordinarily with the advance guard in order that he may: 1. Receive information promptly. 2. Personally see the situation (reconnoiter). 3. Order the deployment. 4. Begin the action strictly in accordance with his own wishes. (b) Subordinate commander (427, i.d.r.). After receiving his order for the action, precedes his command as far as possible in order to: 1. Personally reconnoiter the ground. 2. Be prepared to issue his orders promptly. Note--For a discussion of the position of leaders see Subject V. 2. During the action; such as will enable him to: (a) Observe the progress of events. (b) Receive and transmit messages and orders. (c) Be in constant, direct, and easy communication with the reserve. (369, i.d.r.) DUTIES: a. After having received his orders, the regimental commander leads his regiment forward in a column, or in line of columns, until the time arrives for issuing the regimental order, he then: (426, i.d.r.) b. Assigns targets and sectors or tasks to battalions and special units. (312, 381 and 426, i.d.r.) c. Provides for necessary reconnaissance to front and flank. (428, i.d.r.) d. Announces his position and also that of the next higher commander. e. Controls the reserve as the tactical situation demands. (441, i.d.r.) f. Regulates ammunition supply. (316, f.s.r. and 552, i.d.r.) See also full discussion of the ammunition supply in Subject VIII. Note--The colonel is assisted in the performance of his duties by the regimental staff. II. THE MAJOR. The battalion is the attack unit whether acting alone or as part of a larger force. (305, i.d.r.) POSITION: (The general rules for a colonel apply) 1. Where he can best: a. Direct the reinforcing of the firing line from the support. (315, i.d.r.) b. Observe the progress of events, (369, i.d.r.) c. Maintain contact with regimental headquarters. (369, i.d.r.) 2. On the firing line when all the supports have joined. (315, i.d.r.) (See Subject V.) GENERAL. DUTIES: