After-Action Review

EA After-Action Review

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Executive Protection Membership Program

TIER 3 · MODULE 3.2

After-Action Review

One AAR per assignment · Begin within 24 hours of detail completion · Internal document

An AAR completed without honesty is a formality. One completed with honesty is a professional development tool. The most valuable AARs are written after quiet assignments where nothing went wrong — the discipline is extracting lessons from near-misses and minor frictions that seemed insignificant at the time.

SECTION 1 — Assignment Summary

DETAIL / ASSIGNMENT NAME

AAR COMPLETED BY

DETAIL LEADER

ASSIGNMENT START DATE

ASSIGNMENT END DATE

PRINCIPAL (CODE ONLY)

ASSIGNMENT LOCATION(S)

TEAM SIZE

THIS AGENT'S ROLE

THREAT LEVEL ASSESSED

INCIDENT CLASSIFICATION

ASSIGNMENT SCOPE SUMMARY

SECTION 2 — Advance Work Review

DID ADVANCE WORK ACCURATELY REFLECT FIELD CONDITIONS? DESCRIBE ANY GAPS

WHAT WOULD YOU DO DIFFERENTLY IN THE ADVANCE FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT?

SECTION 3 — Incidents and Anomalies

DESCRIBE ANY INCIDENTS OR ANOMALIES — HOW WERE THEY IDENTIFIED, HANDLED, AND RESOLVED?

SECTION 4 — What Worked

TWO OR THREE THINGS THAT WORKED WELL — EXPLAIN SPECIFICALLY WHY EACH WORKED

SECTION 5 — What Did Not Work

TWO OR THREE THINGS THAT DID NOT WORK — WHAT WAS THE GAP, CAUSE, AND POTENTIAL IMPACT?

SECTION 6 — Operational Performance Self-Rating

1 = Did not meet standard · 2 = Below standard · 3 = Met standard · 4 = Exceeded standard · 5 = Exceptional

SECTION 7 — Action Items

For each gap identified in Section 5, produce a specific action item. Action items must name an owner, a deadline, and a measurable outcome. Vague improvement intentions are not action items.

Action item	Owner	Deadline	Status

SECTION 8 — Recommendations to Detail Leader

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE ASSIGNMENTS TO THIS PRINCIPAL, VENUE, OR OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

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