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1 BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF, NATIONAL GUARD bureau AIR NATIONAL GUARD INSTRUCTION 36-2501 24 JANUARY 2013 PERSONNEL GENERAL OFFICER FEDERAL RECOGNITION BOARDS FOR GENERAL OFFICER APPOINTMENT OR PROMOTION IN THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at for downloading or ordering. RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication. OPR: NGB-GO Supersedes: NGR (AF) 36-1, 8 March 1993 Certified by: NGB-GO (Lt Col Sonja M. Lucas) Pages: 20 This INSTRUCTION prescribes the authority and provides guidance for appointment and composition of Federal Recognition Boards (FRB) of general officers in the Air NATIONAL GUARD (ANG). It outlines the procedures for conducting such boards to determine the qualifications of individuals recommended for appointment or promotion in the ANG and as a Reserve of the Air Force and provides for the extension of temporary federal recognition.

2 It implements appropriate provisions of title 10 , Chapter 1205 and 1405 and title 32 , Chapter 3, The Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act (ROPMA), DoD Instructions , , , AFI 36-2501, and AFI 36-2504 as applicable to the Air NATIONAL GUARD , AFI 90-301, ANGI 36-2001 and ANGI 36-2005. Requests for changes to this INSTRUCTION must be sent to NGB-GO, 1411 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, 22202-3231. Copies of state supplements to this INSTRUCTION must be sent for approval to NGB-GO. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with AFMAN 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule (RDS) located at SUMMARY OF CHANGES This INSTRUCTION is a complete revision of NGR (AF) 36-1, and incorporates significant statutory changes as a result of NATIONAL Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2007 and Adverse Information Internal Review, as well as policy changes directed by the Secretary of the Air Force, in ORDER to enhance general officer promotion board processes for members of the ANG.

3 2 ANGI36-2501 24 JANUARY 2013 Chapter 1 GENERAL INFORMATION/POLICY 3 Promotion Program Objectives.. 3 General Officer Federal Recognition and Reserve of the Air Force Appointment Eligibility Requirements.. 3 Table Mandatory Separation Date Calculation.. 4 Table Time in Grade.. 5 General Officer Federal Recognition and Reserve of the Air Force Appointment Ineligibility Factors.. 6 Reassignment/Transfer Requests.. 7 Approval of Waivers.. 7 Wear of the Uniform by Adjutants General.. 8 Chapter 2 FEDERAL RECOGNITION POLICIES 9 General.. 9 Processing Procedures.. 10 Chapter 3 FEDERAL RECOGNITION BOARD 12 General.. 12 GOFRB Procedures.. 12 Information/Documentation Provided to the Federal Recognition Board.. 13 Officers with Substantiated Adverse Information.. 13 Promotion Propriety Actions.. 14 Chapter 4 REMOVAL FROM GENERAL OFFICER POSITION AND TRAINING WAIVERS 16 Removal from Position Commensurate with Grade.

4 16 Training waivers.. 16 Attachment 1 GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION 18 ANGI36-2501 24 JANUARY 2013 3 Chapter 1 GENERAL INFORMATION/POLICY Promotion Program Objectives. Officers will be examined without regard to race, religion, sex, color, creed, or NATIONAL origin to determine their general physical, moral, and professional fitness for the grade and position for which they are being considered. The whole-person concept will apply to validate the officer s record and matters that bear on the officer s potential to serve in the next higher grade, including such factors as job performance, professional qualities, leadership, depth and breadth of experience, job responsibility, advanced academic and developmental education, and specific achievements. Of these factors, job performance is the most important. Federal Recognition Boards are required to certify that officers recommended for federal recognition, including those who had adverse information furnished to the board, meet the exemplary conduct requirements of 10 8583.

5 Federal recognition of a promotion to a general officer grade will be at the discretion of the Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF). Federal recognition is extended upon receipt of an ORDER announcing federal recognition. An officer will not wear the insignia of a higher State grade prior to federal recognition, except as provided in paragraph General Officer Federal Recognition and Reserve of the Air Force Appointment Eligibility Requirements. The eligibility criteria for general officer federal recognition and Reserve of the Air Force appointments to the grade of brigadier general or major general are as follows and, to the extent not inconsistent with this ANGI, as outlined by NGB-GO guidance in the NGB-GO General Officer Federal Recognition Handbook which is released six months prior to each board. Retainability. Beginning on the first day of the month in which the GOFRB convenes, nominees must have sufficient time remaining before his or her mandatory separation date for age to serve in an active status, as follows: Nominees for line positions must have at least four years remaining to serve in an active status in the higher grade before reaching maximum age for that grade.

6 Nominees for Adjutant General and Assistant Adjutant General positions must have at least two years remaining to serve in an active status in the higher grade before reaching maximum age for that grade or in the case of the Adjutant General that position. Nominees assigned to Chaplain and health profession competitive categories must have at least two years remaining to serve in an active status in the higher grade before reaching maximum age for that grade. If extended under 10 14703, the officer must have four years remaining to serve in an active 4 ANGI36-2501 24 JANUARY 2013 status in the higher grade before reaching separation for maximum age under that statute. Mandatory Separation Date (MSD). Nominees in the grade of colonel must not reach their MSD within 90 days after the date the GOFRB convenes. Nominees in a general officer grade must not have reached their MSD prior to the date the GOFRB adjourns.

7 Table Mandatory Separation Date Calculation. Grade Computation Colonel 10 14507 1st day of the month following the month in which the officer completes 30 years commissioned service Brigadier General (GOL) 10 14508(a) 5 years TIG OR 30 years + 30 days total commissioned service, whichever gives the officer the longest retention time BUT not past the last day of the month the officer attains age 62. Brigadier General (AGC) 10 14510 Individual holds the position of Assistant Adjutant General. Last day of the month officer attains age 62. Major General (GOL) 10 14508(b) 5 years TIG OR 35 years + 30 days total commissioned service whichever gives the officer the longest retention time BUT not past the last day of the month officer attains age 64. Major General (AGC) 10 14511 Individual holds the position of Assistant Adjutant General. Last day of the month officer attains age 64. Adjutant General Position (Major/Brigadier General) 10 14512 Last day of the month officer attains age 66.

8 Medical. The Reserve Component Periodic Health Assessment (RCPHA) approved as medically qualified by ANG/SG. RCPHAs may not be dated prior to six months prior to the GOFRB. Physical Standards. Meet Air Force fitness standards IAW AFI 36-2905. Security Clearance. Have evidence of a favorable local files check and possess a completed favorably adjudicated Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) indicating eligibility for access to Top Secret information. Current investigation must not be older than 5 years. For those nominees who do not already possess eligibility to Top Secret information or a SSBI within 4 years and 10 months, a SSBI must be initiated prior to the convening date of the Federal Recognition Board. Senior Developmental Education (SDE) - formerly Professional Military Education. Satisfactory completion of SDE is required. Time in Grade. Nominees must have completed the amount of years of service in the current grade as defined in Table by the date the GOFRB convenes.

9 ANGI36-2501 24 JANUARY 2013 5 Table Time in Grade. For Promotion to: Years of Service in Grade (Computed From DOR) Brigadier General Two years Major General One year Additional Service Requirements. Officer must have served continuously for five years in active status immediately preceding consideration by a Federal Recognition Board. This requirement may be waived by the Chief, NATIONAL GUARD bureau , for good cause shown, if an officer has been in an inactive status for no more than two years during the five year period. This requirement is not applicable to the position of Adjutants General or to retired Air Force commissioned officers. Certificate of Eligibility (COE). Officer must have a minimum of three consecutive years of satisfactory service in the Air NATIONAL GUARD immediately preceding the GOFRB. In the positions of Wing Commander, Chief of Staff, and Assistant Adjutant General, the officer must have at least 12 years of active commissioned service, of which a minimum of 10 years must have been in the air component of an Armed Force.

10 Must possess a baccalaureate degree or higher from an institution accredited by the American Council of Education. Must possess high moral character and superior professional qualifications. Factors used in selecting general officers include: officership, duty performance, breadth of experience, intellectual leadership, contributions to Total Force concepts and operations, continued contributions to the Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF), command experience or leadership in their area of specialty, and developmental education. In addition, all general officers must meet the exemplary conduct requirements of 10 8583. Position Vacancy Nominations. A nominee who is currently assigned to a general officer position and is the sole occupant of the position may be nominated as a position vacancy nomination. Certificate of Eligibility (COE) Nominations.