7. Paragraph 4 station for slightly wounded. 8. Paragraph 5 of order. Signal communications and location of C. P.’s. 9. Have class write out order. Distribute solution. Have one or more members of class read their order and compare it with the solution. * * * * * Explanation _The Director_: “When the battalion commander has finished giving his orders the Company Commanders will go back to their respective companies and the Major will go to his command post. By this time the company reconnaissance parties should be back at their companies and ready to guide the various elements up to the lines where they are to make the reliefs. “The Company Commander will assemble his officers and non-commissioned officers and go over the whole situation with them and issue the orders for the company. This order will conform to the five paragraph system; will contain the essential elements of the Major’s order and detailed instructions for each element of the company. “The Company Commander will then conduct his company to the front in such formation as to take advantage of the natural cover afforded and so as to be as invulnerable as possible to the enemy’s fire. “The details of the actual relief will depend upon the cover available and what the enemy is doing to interfere with it.” _Terrain Exercise No. 3._ Defensive Position The Problem =Special Situation—Blue=: The Blue forces, after severe fighting, have reached the line (_a_). The reds have vigorously defended every foot of the ground, and it is apparent that the resistance is growing stronger. On account of the exhausted condition of the troops and the lack of fresh reserves, the Blues are unable to continue the advance and it has been decided to assume the defensive, temporarily. The 2nd battalion, which has been the assault battalion, has been stopped and is now holding the line (_b-c_). It has suffered heavy casualties. The 1st battalion, which has been in regimental support, has had comparatively few casualties. The 3rd battalion is the regimental reserve. It is now 4.30 p. m. It has been decided to have the 1st battalion, with one platoon of the howitzer company attached, organize and hold a defensive position covering the front of the regimental sector just in rear of the line now occupied by the 2nd battalion. Major A, the battalion commander, accompanied by his company commanders and Lieutenant Z, commanding the howitzer platoon, has made a personal reconnaissance of the position and issued the following verbal orders to the assembled officers: “The enemy has stopped our advance temporarily. It is necessary for us to assume the defensive until our troops can be reorganized and arrangements made to resume the advance.