BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER AFROTC INSTRUCTION 36 …

1 BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER AFROTC INSTRUCTION 36-2011, air force ROTC (AETC) VOLUME 3. 4 AUGUST 2021. Personnel CADET OPERATIONS. COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY. ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the Maxwell Publications and Forms management Office AF Portal Web page for downloading. RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication. OPR: AFROTC /DO, RR Certified by: AFROTC /CC (Col Christopher L. Bennett). Supersedes: AFROTCI 36-2011V3, 30 December 2020 Pages: 161. This INSTRUCTION implements air force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-20, Recruiting Programs and Accession of air force Military Personnel. It establishes the life cycle for cadets from initial contact through commissioning or disenrollment.

2 This INSTRUCTION requires collecting and maintaining information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974. The authorities to collect and maintain the records prescribed in this publication are 10 2103-2107, 2110, and 9013. System of Records Notices F036 AETC I, Cadet Records, and F036 AETC J, Four-Year Reserve Officer Training Corps ( AFROTC ) Scholarship Program Files, apply. Certifying and Approving authorities of implementing publications must ensure that local guidance does not conflict with nor is less restrictive than guidance contained within this publication. Compliance with attachments in this publication is mandatory. Failure to comply with paragraph by Enlisted Commissioning Program (ECP) students is a violation of Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and may result in disciplinary action.

3 Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with AFI 33-322, Information Governance and Records management Program, and disposed of in accordance with the air force Records Information management System (AFRIMS) Records Disposition Schedule (RDS). Refer recommended changes and/or corrections to this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication, through your chain of command. The OPR has the authority to waive requirements as identified in this publication. This INSTRUCTION applies to AFROTC Headquarters, Regions, and Detachments.

4 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 . SUMMARY OF CHANGES. Revisions to this document include addition of para , Government Ethics and Fiscal Law; added para , Funding; added para to describe the Det COMMANDER Ranking; para , Detachment COMMANDER responsibilities for recruiting; renumbering of Chapter 2 paragraphs;. para and for updated air force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) guidance; Table , 2 AFROTCI36-2011V3 4 AUGUST 2021. ECL/OPI scores; added para to describe Graduate Law Program (GLP) and One Year College Program (OYCP); removed reference to FT Superior Performance Award in Table TABLE OF CONTENTS.

5 CHAPTER 1 POLICY, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES .. 12. Section 1 Policy General .. 12. Professional Relations .. 12. Recruit, Recruiter, Trainer, and Trainee .. 12. Cadets and Applicants .. 12. Cadet Relations with Subordinates .. 13. Government Ethics and Fiscal Law .. 13. Funding .. 13. Table Fiscal Law Matrix .. 13. Fundraising Events .. 13. Military Decorum .. 13. Prohibitions .. 14. Section 2 Roles and Responsibilities AFROTC COMMANDER ( AFROTC /CC) .. 14. AFROTC Director of Operations ( AFROTC /DO) .. 15. AFROTC Registrar ( AFROTC /RR) .. 15. Region COMMANDER (Region/CC) .. 15. Detachment COMMANDER (Det/CC) .. 16. CHAPTER 2 RECRUITING .. 18. General Information.

6 18. Section 1 Roles and Responsibilities Recruiting Branch ( AFROTC /RRR) .. 18. Regional Director of Admissions (RDA) .. 18. Gold Bar Diversity Recruiter (GBR) .. 19. Detachment COMMANDER (Det/CC) .. 20. Recruiting Officer (RO) .. 20. Section 2 Recruiting Operations Lead management .. 20. AFROTCI36-2011V3 4 AUGUST 2021 3. Recruiting O&M Funds .. 20. Recruiting Advertising & Promotion (A&P) Funds .. 20. Funding Restrictions .. 21. Center of Influence (COI) Events .. 21. Printing Sources .. 21. Travel and Temporary Duty (TDY) management .. 21. CHAPTER 3 ENROLLMENT .. 22. Section 1 Enrollment Requirements General Information .. 22. Liability and Insurance .. 22. Figure AFROTC Student Life Cycle.

7 22. Participating Student .. 22. Applicants .. 23. Cadets .. 23. Pursuing Cadet .. 23. Family Member Prohibition .. 23. Non-US Citizens .. 23. Figure Citizenship Statement of Understanding .. 24. Cadet Classifications .. 24. Table Cadet Classifications .. 24. Abbreviated Programs .. 25. Substance Abuse and Drug Demand Reduction Policy .. 26. Section 2 Application Procedures Applicant Actions .. 27. Table Age Requirements .. 27. Detachment Actions .. 28. Waiver for Cadets who were Dropped or Disenrollment from Previous Officer Training Programs .. 29. GMC/POC Accreditation .. 29. Table GMC/POC Accreditation .. 30. CHAPTER 4 SCHOLARSHIPS .. 31. General Information.

8 31. Scholarship Programs, Types, and Categories .. 31. 4 AFROTCI36-2011V3 4 AUGUST 2021. Table Scholarship Types .. 31. Table Scholarship Categories .. 32. Scholarship Eligibility and Activation Requirements .. 32. Table Scholarship Eligibility and Activation Requirements .. 32. Table PFA Requirements for Scholarship Nominations, Activations, & Contracting .. 33. Scholarship Entitlements .. 34. Table Scholarship Terms of Entitlements .. 35. Additional Terms of Entitlement .. 35. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) and Foreign Language Requirements .. 36. High School Scholarship Program (HSSP) .. 36. The In-College Scholarship Program (ICSP) .. 40.

9 Scholarship Temporary Inactivation .. 42. Figure Scholarship Temporary Inactivation .. 42. Scholarship Suspension .. 42. Figure Scholarship Suspension .. 43. Scholarship Termination .. 43. Figure Scholarship Termination .. 43. Scholarship Withdrawal .. 43. Authorized Tuition and Fee Entitlements .. 44. Figure Authorized Reimbursement .. 44. Figure Unauthorized Reimbursement .. 45. Payment or Termination of Scholarship Entitlements .. 45. Scholarship Cost Entry into WINGS .. 46. Invoices .. 47. Figure COMMANDER 's Certification .. 47. CHAPTER 5 STANDARDS .. 48. Academic Retention Standards .. 48. Table Minimum GPA and Enrollment Status Requirements .. 49. Military Retention Standards.

10 49. PFA, Body Mass Index (BMI), and Body Fat Standards .. 49. air force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) Requirements .. 50. Table ECL/OPI Scores .. 51. AFROTCI36-2011V3 4 AUGUST 2021 5. Date of Commission (DOC) Changes .. 51. Academic Major Changes .. 51. EA/Category .. 52. Conditional Event (CE) .. 52. Probation .. 52. Table Academic Conditional Event .. 52. Table Military Conditional Event .. 53. CHAPTER 6 CIVIL INVOLVEMENTS (CI) .. 54. General .. 54. Reportable Involvement .. 54. Timeline .. 54. Cadet Statements .. 54. Corroboration .. 55. Adjudication .. 55. Table CI Waiver Authorities .. 55. Post Adjudication Actions .. 55. CHAPTER 7 CADET ACTIONS .. 57. General Information.