_The Director_: “This is the place where Major A directed the Company Commanders to rendezvous to receive the final orders for the relief of the 1st battalion. We assume that the troops have been halted along the line —— (indicate) where they have taken advantage of such cover as is available and are preparing individual cover where none is available.” The Director will now distribute the sheets containing Situation No. 4. The Problem =Situation No. 4=: You, Major A, have arrived at this point. You have had a conference with the commander of the 2nd battalion, made a reconnaissance of the position and determined the location of the units to be relieved. The latter are as follows: Company E occupies the right half of the sector with all three platoons on the firing line. Company F occupies the left half of the sector with two platoons and a part of the third in the firing line and the remainder of the third as local support. Company C is located in fox holes at —— (indicate the location) as battalion reserve. A part of the company has participated in the day’s action but the men are all now at the location indicated. Company D has one platoon divided among the assault companies, and the company (less this platoon) is with the battalion reserve with guns located to cover approaches and to execute overhead harassing fire on enemy back areas. Detachments of the Howitzer Company are in position in the platoon sectors and are to remain with the 1st battalion for tomorrow’s attack. The battalion headquarters company has taken over the intelligence duties, the communications net and the message center. It is now —— o’clock p. m. The enemy occupies the —— (give general location of front lines). There is considerable shelling throughout the area and occasional bursts of machine gun and rifle fire along the entire battle front. Your company commanders are assembled here in accordance with the instructions contained in your last order. _Required_: Your orders and instructions. Procedure The Director will read the situation aloud, make such explanations as may be necessary and point out the places mentioned. One or more members of the class will be called upon to state their understanding of the tactical situation at this time. Solution _The Director_: “Lieutenant Wallace, we have now to consider the orders and instructions that Major A would issue to his assembled Company commanders. What is the first thing you would put into the Major’s order?”