To introduce the UMT and explain the process. No notes or recordings will be made. No breaks are scheduled, but anyone may leave as needed to return as soon as possible. No one is required to speak. Each participant speaks for self, and not for others.
All ranks speak frankly, with proper courtesy, without fear of reprisal.
The CED is not an AAR, but a discussion to clarify what happened and to restore well-being. The unit can conduct an AAR for lessons-learned later. The UMT is available after the debriefing. Other participants are drawn in as the first person's story reaches them. The chaplain asks other participants to tell their observations and actions in detail.