_The Director_: “This is the conclusion of our Terrain Exercise on the subject of the visiting patrol. I feel sure that if any one of you ever have occasion to order out visiting patrols that you will have a better idea of how they go about their tasks than you previously had. I am sure that you know what a visiting patrol is and what it is supposed to do. “I am sure you will appreciate how necessary it is for your non-commissioned officers to be trained in this work so they may know how to meet the situations and solve the problems that may confront them. “In outlining the future action of Corporal Canes’ patrol I may say that Sergeant Hamilton now assumes responsibility for the further reconnaissance to the front of the line of observation. Corporal Canes will send Harrison back to the support commander with the horse with a verbal message. Cline has again joined him at outguard No. 3. The three men, Corporal Canes, Manley and Cline continue the operations of the visiting patrol, going on over to outguard No. 1 of support No. 3 and then back to their own support. On arrival there Corporal Canes finds that it is about time for him to start out on the rounds with his 2 o’clock patrol. This has been his busy night.” * * * * * =Visiting Patrol= =Card No. 8= =Director’s Key= 1. Conduct class to position of outguard No. 3. Distribute Situation No. 8 and explain. 2. Have members of class write out solutions on pad. Collect and distribute. Read and comment. 3. Distribute solution for discussion. Read it aloud. 4. Explain that this is merely a solution. 5. Situation designed to give practice in stating information. 6. Conclusion of Terrain Exercise. Knowledge of work of visiting patrol. Necessity for training of non-commissioned officers. 7. Future action of visiting patrol. Send back horse. Continue patrol to outguard No. 1 of support No. 3; thence to support. Time to go out with 2 o’clock patrol. * * * * * _Terrain Exercise No. 9._ A Reconnoitering Patrol The Problem =General Situation=: A Blue battalion has bivouacked at (_a_). An outpost with support along (_b_) has been established. Support number (_c_) under the command of Lieutenant A is at (_d_). It is now 2 o’clock p. m. The posting of the outguards has been completed. The support commander has made his inspection and sent in his report to the outpost commander. The covering troops have been withdrawn to the support. There has been no contact with the enemy. =Situation No. 1=: At 2:05 o’clock p. m., a Mr. ——, who lives at (_e_) comes to you, Lieutenant A, and gives you the following information: