BY ORDER OF THE AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36 …

1 BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36-2005 2 AUGUST 2017 Personnel OFFICER ACCESSIONS COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the e-Publishing website at RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication. OPR: AF/A1PT Supersedes: AFI36-2001, 17 Feb 2009 AFI36-2004, 17 Feb 2009 AFI36-2005, 19 May 2003 ANGI36-2005, 15 Mar 2005 AFI36-2006, 21 Nov 2002 AFI 36-2012, 17 Feb 2009 AFI 36-2030, 13 Nov 2013 AFI 36-2106, 9 May 1994 and AFI36-2008, 5 Nov 2002 (applicable portions) Certified by: SAF/MRM (Mr.)

2 Jeffrey R. Mayo) Pages: 114 This INSTRUCTION implements Air FORCE Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-20, Accession of Air FORCE Military Personnel; Department of Defense instructions (DoDI) , Transfer of Members Between Reserve and Regular Components of the Military Service; and DoDI , Qualification Standards for Enlistment, Appointment, and Induction; DoDI , Guidance for the Appointment of Chaplains for the Military Departments; DoDI , Original Appointment of Officers; DoDI , Service Credit for Commissioned Officers; DoDI , Military Officer Actions Requiring Presidential, Secretary of Defense, or Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Approval or Senate Confirmation; and is used with AFPD 36-19, Recruiting Programs, AFPD 36-21, Utilization and Classification of Air FORCE Military Personnel, AFPD 36-26, Total FORCE Development, AFPD 36-30, Military Entitlements, and AFPD 36-35, United States Air FORCE Academy.

3 This INSTRUCTION implements applicable portions of DoDI , Military Personnel Drug Abuse Testing Program (MPDATP); DoDI , Assignment to and Transfer Between Reserve Categories, Discharge from Reserve Status, Transfer to the Retired Reserve, and Notification of Eligibility for Retired Pay; DoDI , Accommodation of Religious Practices within the Military Services; DoDI 2 AFI36-2005 2 AUGUST 2017 , Fulfilling the Military Service Obligation; and DoDI , Accession and Retention Policies, Programs and Incentives for Military Health Professions Officers (HPO).

4 This INSTRUCTION provides guidance and responsibilities for line and non-line officer accessions. This INSTRUCTION applies to Regular Air FORCE (RegAF), Air FORCE Reserve (AFR) and Air National Guard (ANG) personnel, except where noted otherwise. In collaboration with the Chief of Air FORCE Reserve (AF/RE) and the Director of the Air National Guard (NGB/CF), the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services (AF/A1) develops personnel policy for military accessions. This INSTRUCTION may be supplemented at any level; all MAJCOM-level supplements must be approved by the Human Resource Management (HRM) Strategic Board (HSB) prior to certification and approval in accordance with (IAW) AFI 36-8101, Total FORCE Human Resource Management (HRM) Domain Guidance.

5 Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the OPR using Air FORCE (AF) Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate functional chain of command. Ensure all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air FORCE Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air FORCE Records Disposition Schedule (RDS) located in the Air FORCE Records Information Management System (AFRIMS).

6 This INSTRUCTION requires collecting and maintaining information subject to the Privacy Act (PA) of 1974, Title 5 United States Code (USC) section ( ) 552a. The authorities to collect and or maintain the records prescribed in this publication are 10 USC 8013 and Executive ORDER (EO) 9397. Forms affected by the PA have an appropriate PA statement. The applicable PA System of Records Notices (SORN) F033 AF B, Privacy Act Request File, and F036 AF PC Q, Personnel Data Systems (PDS) are available online at The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier ( T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3 ) number following the compliance statement.

7 See Air FORCE INSTRUCTION (AFI) 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, Table for a description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the Publication OPR for non-tiered compliance items. The use of the name or mark of any specific manufacturer, commercial product, commodity, or service in this publication does not imply endorsement by the Air FORCE .

8 SUMMARY OF CHANGES This document has been substantially revised and should be completely reviewed. Wing level requirements have been tiered and assigned an appropriate tier waiver level. Major changes include consolidation of all officer accession policies into one AFI, integration of Air National Guard accession policy, and alignment of accession policies across the Total FORCE where possible. Eligibility standards and waiver authorities are provided in greater detail utilizing the recruiter tool of CCMAPPEDDS (Conscientious Objector, Citizenship, Moral Conduct, Age, Prior Service, Physical Condition, Education, Dependent Status, Drugs, Social Security Number).

9 Provisions were added to allow the use of adjusted age for prior service applicants. Maximum age for lieutenants was increased from 35 years to prior to the applicant s 40th birthday for all air components to allow greater flexibility in accessing the most qualified applicants. Security investigation requirements were updated to reflect changes in the Department of Defense (DoD) policy. Reference to the Military Selective Service Act was AFI36-2005 2 AUGUST 2017 3 updated to reflect reclassification as Title 50, Chapter 49.

10 Education qualifications for specific professional categories were removed, as they are contained in the Air FORCE Officer Classification Directory (AFOCD). Chapter 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 8 Statutory Authority.. 8 Original .. 8 Temporary Appointments Authority.. 8 Procurement Objectives.. 8 Roles and Responsibilities.. 9 Personnel Services Delivery Guides (PSDG) .. 14 Chapter 2 INITIAL APPOINTMENT ELIGIBILITY 15 Eligibility Factors.. 15 Citizenship.. 15 Conscientious Objector.