DE-BRIEF:  This is what you do after the event that was briefed (see also BRIEF).  This essentially means talking about what happened.  Any event that is briefed, should be de-briefed.  The "de-briefing" is also led by the Briefer.  It everything went "as briefed," then the de-brief should be short.  Typically, it sounds like this: "OK.  That went pretty well as briefed.  We went in, we sat at the bar, we ordered Warbirds, they were good.  Anything for me?"  The is the first opportunity for members of the group to speak up.

If things did not go "as briefed," the de-brief takes longer.  Sometimes it is painful (if you made a mistake) and sometimes it is comical (things happen that you never expect.  A good de-brief is a way to learn from your experience (and mistakes) and to do a better job next time.

If you want to honk somebody off, intentionally do something "not as briefed."  If you do that enough, you'll end up not being invited to briefings any more and you find yourself "out of the loop."  See also OUT OF THE LOOP
 

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