At this moment Sergeant Hamilton, the section leader in command of a patrol of one squad from the support, arrives, and states that he has been ordered to make a reconnaissance to the front of our line of observation. Patrols are going out from the other supports to reconnoiter their fronts. Sergeant Hamilton says: “Corporal Canes, give me all the information you have.” _Required_: State the information you, Corporal Canes, would give to Sergeant Hamilton. Procedure _The Director_: “Now, I assume that each of you have followed the details of the problem. You know just what has taken place. Now, I want each of you to write out on your pads just what you would say to Sergeant Hamilton in reply to his instructions, “Give me all the information you have.” “I want you to write down the exact words that you would use if you were Corporal Canes.” When all the members of the class have completed their solutions they will be collected and again distributed, making sure that no man receives his own solution back again. The Director calls upon one or more members of the class to read the solution in his possession and it is discussed. At the conclusion of this the Director will submit the following solution for discussion (copies of this will be distributed to the class): Solution “When my patrol arrived about midway between outguard No. 2 and outguard No. 3 we captured a soldier of the enemy. I asked several questions. He refused to answer, except that he said he was lost. I sent him back to the support and came on over to outguard No. 3. On arriving there the sentinel told me that he had heard a suspicious noise out in front of his post. I took two men and went out about 100 yards where I found a cavalry horse, fully equipped. Sent him back to the outguard here. Made examination to see if I could find any evidence of other horses or men. Found none. Stayed a few minutes out there. Heard nothing.” Procedure The Director reads the solution aloud. The members of the class follow from the copy in their possession. _The Director_: “This is merely one solution of the problem. There may be others equally good. This situation was devised to give you practice in imparting information that you may have. On occasions like this time may be limited and the information will have to be given hurriedly and without waste of words. The idea is that you should state the circumstances of the incidents in the fewest words possible and at the same time make clear just what has happened. You will find practice of this kind very valuable and will pay you large dividends on actual service.” Explanation