S1 Operations - AAR Life Cycle

This is the Document Release Information
Article Number:	7CAV-DR-006
Scope:	S1 Operations - Life Cycle of an After action report
Version:	Version 1.0
Effective Date:	21MAR21
Last Modified Date:	21MAR21
Approving Authority:	S1 Officer in Charge
Point of Contact:	S1 Officer in Charge

Introduction

This policy will detail the process to process Operational AARs in the MILPACS System.

Life Cycle Process

This section will detail how to process an AAR.

Step 1

Once an AAR is posted, the first step is to add it to the “Operations” tab. Right click on Row 3 and press “insert 1 above”.

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Step 2

Next type the campaign name(if applicable) and Operation name into the C and D column respectively. It is key to note: do not write “Operation” or “campaign” in the C or D column.

Step 3

Add the AAR link into the H column, date of the mission into the F column and the AO into the G column.

Step 4

Bark “awaiting thread lock in the A column. Examples:

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Step 5

Once 7 days has passed since the Operation was ran, column E will turn green, this means it’s ready to process, we wait 7 days so that the OIC has enough time to update the master list.

Step 6

Lock the AAR thread.

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Step 7

Comment “LOCKED” on the AAR post.

Step 8

Mark column “A” as Awaiting MILPACS.

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Step 9

Move to the “Troopers” tab, right click on the “L” column and select “Insert 1 left”.

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Step 10

Type the Operation name in row 1, column L and copy/paste the formula from row 4 column M into Row 4 Column L.

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The L column should be displayed like this:

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Ensure that you type the name of the Operation in the same way it’s typed on the “Operations” tab or you will get an Error

Step 11

Move to the “Rank Remover Utility” CTRL+C from the AAR post’s master list, then CTRL+SHIFT+V into row 4 column B

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• If it shows “format” in the H column, it means the rank is incorrect, the trooper could have been promoted/demoted since then, so try the rank above, if it still shows format, check their MILPACS to see their rank.

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Step 12

Ensure that none of the names say “FORMAT” in the H column

Step 13

Transfer the troopers to the Operation builder, there’s a button in the top left of the screen, but sometimes it is not visible:

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• If you left click here it will run the script and this will display at the top of your screen:

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• This will appear in the bottom right once the script has finished:

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