Total Army Instructor LESSON 5 Conduct an AfterAction
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Total Army Instructor LESSON 5 Conduct an After-Action Review
Total Army Instructor TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE Conduct an after-action review.
Total Army Instructor ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1 Identify critical elements of the AAR.
Total Army Instructor THE SPIRIT OF THE AAR SPIRIT OF AAR Solving problems and improving performance as a TEAM!
Total Army Instructor AN AAR IS. . . • Leader-guided. • Soldier-centered. • Focused on learning objectives. • Visual. • Frequent.
Total Army Instructor AN AAR IS NOT. . . • • A lecture. A discussion of minor events. A gripe session. Intended to embarrass anyone.
Total Army Instructor WHEN TO DO AN AAR • • • After a test. End of training day. End of course. End of one hour practice. Questions/frequent errors. Change of subjects.
Total Army Instructor FIELD EXPEDIENT AAR Do only this part: • Conduct the AAR. • Begin the AAR. • Discuss strengths and weaknesses. • Decide what to do differently. • Summarize the AAR.
Total Army Instructor ASK QUESTIONS DURING THE AAR TO. . . • • Clarify issues. Keep the discussion going. Get soldiers to think. Consider the consequences.
Total Army Instructor ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2 Identify the steps for conducting an AAR.
Total Army Instructor STEP 1 - PREPARE THE AAR • Take notes during training. • Organize resources. • Write an AAR outline.
Total Army Instructor STEP 2 - CONDUCT THE AAR • Begin the AAR. • Discuss strengths and weaknesses. • Decide what to do differently. • Summarize the AAR.
Total Army Instructor REVIEW Conduct an after-action review.
Total Army Instructor SUMMARY SPIRIT: Solving problems and improving performance as a TEAM. FOCUS: 1. Leader-guided. 2. Soldier-centered. 3. Focused on objective. STEPS: 1. Prepare an AAR. 2. Conduct an AAR.