Which of the following is NOT one of the four points in an AAR Format?

• A. Review what happened for a particular event
• B. Identify risks and measures employed to mitigate
• C. Review what was supposed to happen
• D. Determine how event or task should be done next time

Answer: (B)

An After Action Review (AAR) centers on learning from what happened by comparing plan to reality and outlining improvements for the future. The four reflections people typically use are: what was expected to happen, what actually happened, why there were differences between the two, and what should be done differently next time. The item about identifying risks and the measures used to mitigate them isn’t one of those four reflections. Risk discussion can surface during the analysis, but it isn’t counted as a separate point in the standard four-part AAR. The other options map directly to the core parts: what happened, what was planned, and how to improve for next time.