If we do not have an honest hotwash (= debriefing), we risk losing the
chance to learn the lessons. In his book Inside Delta Force, Eric Haney
talks about learning how to conduct room-clearing exercises. Four men
enter the room and have to engage an unknown number of hostile targets
with cutouts of hostages mixed in. If a member of the team accidently
shot a hostage, it, "meant an immediate 'Chinese Self-Criticism Drill.'
Everything stopped, and you had to explain to the instructor and your
teammates why you shot a good guy." We have to own our mistakes if we are
going to improve. No one shows up to work thinking, "Boy, what can I screw
up today?" Christopher Brennan, The Combat Position: Achieving Firefighter
Readiness
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