AAR's, or After Action Reports, are a tool used to improve future operations and events. A quality AAR will essentially give a plain outline of what went well and what should be avoided in the future. For use here in RS1, Command will conduct full AARs for organized events such as Jumptown or certain large scale training events, while smaller, daily events are encouraged to conduct reduced AARs.
A full AAR will include the following:
- The Plan: How the event was intended to play out, covering what was planned and the vision intended.
- The Reality: How the event actually occurred, giving a brief overview of the event in actuality.
- Sustains: Concepts or occurrences which were beneficial to the event and should be continued.
- Improves: Things which can be improved upon or removed for the next operation.
A reduced AAR simply will include at least three of each:
- Sustains
- Improves
These AARs will be stored and posted in the Event Log for each event.