You, Sergeant Roberts, have arrived at this point. The two leading men of the point (Crane and Hanson) are about 25 yards ahead of you. The remaining members of the point are on the road behind you. At this moment both Crane and Hanson take cover and point in the direction of ——. You join them and observe about a squad of the enemy on foot (_moving around in the woods—describe just what the enemy is doing_). They apparently have just arrived and have not seen you. Several horses are being led to the rear. _Required_: What do you, Sergeant Roberts, do? Procedure The Director reads the situation aloud and points out the location of the enemy. Explanation _The Director_: “Now, I want each member of the class to consider himself as being Sergeant Roberts. The incidents contained in the situation have transpired just as indicated. You were marching along the road; you saw Crane and Hanson take cover and point in the direction of the enemy; you joined them here; you see the enemy (_explain what the enemy is doing_). It is now up to you to make a decision as to what you are going to do and proceed to do it. Before going into the solution of the problem I want to make a few remarks on the conduct of the operations of a point. “The real work of the advance guard begins when it gets in contact with the enemy. All formation and all operations are designed to insure success when this event happens. The point is the first element that meets the enemy and success or failure may depend upon what is done by this small body. The big idea is that we must get the jump on the enemy. We must lead and make him follow. In other words, we must take the offensive for it is only by offensive action that military success is gained. “The commander of the point of an advance guard must be on the lookout for the enemy all the time. He must continually look ahead and dope out what he is going to do if the enemy should suddenly appear in this or that place. “Sergeant Roberts has been doing this very thing and the proper action is plain to him. Let us see if it is plain to you.” Solution _The Director_: “Captain Harvey, when you saw Crane and Hanson take cover, what is the first thing you would have done?” _Captain Harvey_: “I would join Crane and Hanson immediately just as the situation indicates.” _The Director_: “Would you have done anything before going forward?” _Captain Harvey_: “Well, sir, I would want to see for myself just what is going on before I took any definite action.” _The Director_: “Would you have done anything else, Captain Hodges?”