After Action Report (AAR) SOP

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Article Number:	7CAV-POL-011
Scope:	Policy Letter : After Action Report (AAR) SOP
Version:	Version 1.0
Effective Date:	14APR2020
Last Modified Date:	DDMMMYYYY
Approving Authority:	Regimental Chief of Staff
Point of Contact:	S3 OIC

THIS DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE EDITED WITHOUT GENERAL STAFF APPROVAL

Arma 3 / Squad / HLL After Action Report Procedure

This SOP will detail the After Action Report (AAR) process, starting from when ENDEX is called in an ArmA 3, Squad, or HLL Operation to when the S1 Department processes the attendance and medals. Changes to the SOP have been made in an effort to speed up the AAR process (particularly the leaders' debrief). The AAR post responses have also been changed to no longer require any "combat actions" to be detailed, only the names of attendees.

Policy Overview

1. "Endex" will be called over the global text chat by the mission controller and then repeated over the command radio net by the Officer-In-Charge. An operation's Officer-In-Charge (OIC) for an official operation is the person acting in overall command of 7Cav in-game forces, regardless of rank or billet. Please reference S3 Department - Regulations and Procedures for more details.
2. Squad Leaders, pilots, and other element leaders as applicable will conduct an AAR debrief in game with their respective elements. This debrief should include feedback, pros & cons, and constructive criticism about the unit's performance and the operation itself. If any squad does not have all troopers in the same place at the time ENDEX is called, the whole squad is to respawn and conduct the debrief on base (after moving away from the initial spawn area). Troopers will voice any questions, comments, or concerns in regards to the operation and the squad leader will make note of all points. Once the in-game debrief is complete, the squad leader will dismiss all troopers and then move into the leaders' debriefing TS channel.
3. Once all elements are present in the leaders debrief channel, the leaders debrief will begin and be conducted by the op's OIC. Each element lead can share their AAR and once completed, the OIC can dismiss everyone.
4. The OIC, or a designated replacement - such as the Mission Maker, will create the AAR post, using the "AAR Template" listed below. The designated Individual must agree to this prior to the operation commencing. The designated individual needs to post the framework of the AAR within 24 hours of the end of the operation. The OIC or designated individual will have 4 days from the end of the operation to fill in the attendance and other information. S1 will process it as final after 7 days.
5. The following persons are ineligible to receive credit and should NOT be placed on the AAR:
   1. Discharged
   2. Reservist
   3. ELOA
   4. Active NCS/Article 15/Court Martial sheet, No Favorable Action (30/60/90 days)
   5. Recruits that have not completed bootcamp
   6. Retired members
6. All element leads will post their attendance using the "AAR Response Template" listed below. This must be completed within 72 hours of the operation.
7. Once an AAR thread is locked by S1, no further edits can be made to the post. At that point, an S1 Operations ticket would be required to change anything.

Medal Recommendation Procedure

Please reference: Medal Recommendation SOP Policy Guidelines

AAR Posting Templates

Post title examples:

GAME | Campaign - Operation
ARMA 3 | Campaign Juniper Spear - Operation Lucky Leaf
SQUAD | Operation Texan

AAR Template

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY S3 BATTLE STAFF Headquarters 7th Cavalry Regiment COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT Name of Combat Mission: Campaign of Combat Mission (If applicable): Number within campaign: Game: Server Hosted on: Date of Combat Mission: Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): Mission OIC: Mission Controller: Number of Attendees: 7th Cavalry Personnel Involved in Action: Pros: Cons: If your name is not listed, or if you have medal recommendations, contact [OIC NAME]​

Example of OIC AAR

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY S3 BATTLE STAFF Headquarters 7th Cavalry Regiment COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT Name of Combat Mission: Operation Daft Punk Campaign of Combat Mission (If applicable): Campaign French House Number within campaign: 1/5 Game: ARMA 3 / ACV / SQUAD Server Hosted on:Arma Training Server 1 Date of Combat Mission: 12APR18 Time of Combat Mission (Zulu): 2359Z Mission OIC: General of the Army John T Chance Mission Controller:Corporal Andy Mac Number of Attendees: 7th Cavalry Personnel Involved in Action (Must be dragged and dropped from the Combat Roster - Do not list anyone not eligible for credit): General of the Army John T Chance Colonel Kent Hathcock Captain Chuck Valenches First Lieutenant Alex Vermeulen Chief Warrant Officer 2 Casey Boris Warrant Officer 1 Jay Adam Sergeant First Class Kyle Bell Sergeant Jonathan Rivers Sergeant Vishan Seenath Sergeant Jacob Shaw Corporal Kevin Graves Corporal Andy Mac Corporal Rubs Ronen Specialist Aapeli Djadic Specialist Magnus Druid Specialist Al Kubbo Pros: Good communications Excellent Cohesion between ground elements Accurate CAS Cons: Late Mission Start Higher Casualties than excepted If your name is not listed, or if you have medal recommendations, contact [OIC NAME]​

AAR Response Templates

AAR Response Template

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY S3 BATTLE STAFF Headquarters 7th Cavalry Regiment COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT Element Callsign: Element Leader: 7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element: Pros: Cons:

Example of AAR Response

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY S3 BATTLE STAFF Headquarters 7th Cavalry Regiment COMBAT AFTER ACTION REPORT Element Callsign:Savage-1 Element Leader:Sergeant Jonathan Rivers 7th Cavalry Personnel Within Element(Must be dragged and dropped from the Combat Roster and list names only, not any additional information such as roles within a section): Sergeant Jonathan Rivers Sergeant Vishan Seenath Corporal Kevin Graves Corporal Rubs Ronen Specialist Aapeli Djadic Specialist Al Kubbo Pros: Excellent Professionalism from all Savage-1 troopers Good communications between ground and air assets Cons: Took too long to get geared up

Regarding Trenched in Tuesdays

Due to the sheer length of time for Trenched in Tuesdays, it may not be possible to maintain a single OIC, or element lead per callsign for the entire period. In the case of this event then, the following is acceptable be done: - AAR Responses are not necessary - The individual whom both has the highest rank, and attended for the longest will post the AAR thread. If the post hasn't been made within 24hours - thus failing the above SOP conditions, the S3 Mission controller will post.

Additional Guidance

For additional guidance, please visit the S3 Department - Regulations and Procedures page or contact your S3 Chain of Command.