BY ORDER OF THE AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36-2110 SECRETARY OF ...

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE

AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36-2110 5 OCTOBER 2018

TOTAL FORCE ASSIGNMENTS

COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY

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RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication

OPR: AF/A1P

Supersedes: AFI 36-2110 (22 September 2009), AFI 36-2115 (8 November 2005), ANGI 36-2101 (10 April 2012); AFI 362132 (23 March 2012); AFI 36-2132V1 (20 March 2012); AFI 36-2132V2 (20 March 2012)

Certified by: SAF/MR (Mr. Jeffrey R. Mayo)

Pages: 531

This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-21, Utilization and Classification of Air Force Military Personnel. This instruction establishes criteria for assignment of military personnel to satisfy operational, rotational, unit and training (ORUT) requirements, including formal education and professional military education/development requirements to include Temporary Duty (TDY) and Permanent Change of Station (PCS). This instruction applies to all members of the Regular Air Force (RegAF), Air Force Reserve (AFR), and Air National Guard (ANG) personnel as specified within the chapters and paragraphs. References outside of specified ANG chapters to members of the Air National Guard United States only apply to ANG officers and enlisted members when on extended active duty. This instruction also describes the responsibilities, provides authority, establishes guidance procedures, and identifies applicable Air Force directives for administering the provisions of DoDI 1205.18, Full Time Support. Additional underlying guidance can be found under references in Attachment 1.

National command authorities may temporarily suspend this instruction, entirely or in part, incident to contingency operations, national emergencies, war, or at such other times as directed.

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This Air Force Instruction (AFI) may be supplemented at any level; all Major Command (MAJCOM)-level supplements must be approved by the Human Resource Management Strategic Board prior to certification and approval. Contact AF/A1P, 1040 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330 via email at usaf.pentagon.af-a1.mbx.af-a1ppa@mail.mil. Process proposed supplements to this AFI as outlined in AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management. 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. See AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management, 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 requestors commander for non-tiered compliance items. Process supplements that affect any military personnel function as shown in AFI 33-360 with AF/A1P. 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. This publication requires the collection and or maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 authorized by Title 10, United States Code (USC) ?8013, Secretary of the Air Force, and Executive Order 9397 (SSN), as amended by Executive Order 13478. The applicable Privacy Act System of Records Notices F036 AFPC C, Military Personnel Records Systems, F036 AFPC J, Promotions Document/Records Tracking (PRODART) and F036 AFPC K, Enlisted Promotion Testing Record are available at . Ensure that 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 located in the Air Force Records Information Management System at .

Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the OPR using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication, and route AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate functional chain of command.

This instruction has been reviewed by the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee IAW DoDI 5154.31, Volume 5, Commercial Travel Management: the Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee (PDTATAC), as PDTATAC Case RR17023 (NOTE: Any conflict between this instruction and the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR), is resolved based on the JTR, and not this instruction.)

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

This instruction has been completely rewritten and must be reviewed in its entirety. Most importantly, this AFI now applies to all members of the RegAF, AFR, and ANG. Where it does not apply to all components, the chapter, paragraph and/or attachment will reflect to which component it applies. In cases where it applies to both the ANG and AFR, the term Air Reserve Component (ARC) will be used.

PART 1--GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

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Chapter 1--ASSIGNMENT AUTHORITY

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1.1. Overview. ............................................................................................................... 17

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1.2. Assignment Authority. ........................................................................................... 17

1.3. Roles and Responsibilities. .................................................................................... 17

1.4. Other Assignment Authority.................................................................................... 21

Table 1.1. Component-Specific Policies and Procedures ......................................................... 21

Table 1.2. (RegAF only) Designated Assignment Authority and Office of Primary Responsibility for Assignment Actions. ................................................................. 21

Chapter 2--GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

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2.1. General Information. .............................................................................................. 24

2.2. Equal Opportunity. ................................................................................................. 24

2.3. General Volunteer Status and PCS Eligibility. ...................................................... 24

2.4. PCS / Permanent Change of Assignment (PCA). .................................................... 24

2.5. Minimum Age for Assignment to a Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger Area. ............ 25

2.6. Assignment Limitation Codes (ALC). ................................................................... 25

2.7. Medical Deferment or Limitation. ......................................................................... 26

2.8. Dependent Care. ..................................................................................................... 27

2.9. High Year of Tenure (Enlisted Only). ................................................................... 28

2.10. Assignment of Enlisted Aircrew. ........................................................................... 28

2.11. Assignment of Rated Personnel. ............................................................................ 28

2.12. Assignment of Chaplains. ...................................................................................... 28

2.13. (ARC Only) Assignment to Senior Master Sergeant and Chief Master Sergeant Positions................................................................................................................... 28

2.14. Assignment of Family Members to Command or Supervisory Positions. ............. 28

2.15. Assignment of Former Members of the Peace Corps. ........................................... 30

2.16. Assignment of Airmen Who Were Previously Designated as "Missing" (Including Prisoners of War / Missing In Action). ................................................ 30

2.17. (ARC only) Assignment of Members of the Retired Reserve. .............................. 31

2.18. Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)....................................................... 32

2.19. Expedited Transfer................................................................................................... 41

Table 2.1. Assignment Availability Codes. .............................................................................. 47

Table 2.2. Assignment Limitation Codes ................................................................................. 66

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Chapter 3--TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) ASSIGNMENT

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3.1. Purpose of TDY. .................................................................................................... 74

3.2. Delegation of Temporary Duty (TDY) Assignment Authority. ............................ 74

3.3. TDY Allowances. .................................................................................................. 75

3.4. When to Request PCS or Authorize TDY. ............................................................ 75

3.5. Determining TDY or PCS to Attend a Course of Instruction. ............................... 75

3.6. TDY Restrictions. .................................................................................................. 76

3.7. TDY Cost Chargeable to Military Personnel (MILPERS) PCS Account. ............. 79

3.8. TDY Orders. .......................................................................................................... 79

3.9. TDY to HQ USAF. ................................................................................................ 80

3.10. Country Clearance for OS TDY. ........................................................................... 80

3.11. Variation in Itinerary. ............................................................................................ 80

3.12. Funding of TDY. .................................................................................................... 80

3.13. TDY "Hold" for Airmen Enroute PCS. ................................................................. 80

3.14. Manning Assistance TDY. ..................................................................................... 81

Table 3.1. (RegAF Only) TDY To Attend Courses of Instruction in Conjunction With PCS.

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Table 3.2. Time-on-Station, PCS, and Date of Separation Minimums for Selecting Airmen for TDY ................................................................................................................... 85

PART 2--REGULAR AIR FORCE AND EXTENDED ACTIVE DUTY

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Chapter 4--ASSIGNMENT AUTHORITY

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4.1. General Information. .............................................................................................. 87

4.2. Assignment Requests. ............................................................................................ 87

4.3. Distribution of Personnel. ...................................................................................... 88

4.4. Waivers. ................................................................................................................. 89

4.5. Exceptions. ............................................................................................................. 90

4.6. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Budget Authority. ........................................ 92

Chapter 5--POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMS

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5.1. Primary PCS Selection Factor. .............................................................................. 96

5.2. Grade, AFSC and Skill Level Relationship for Assignments. ................................ 98

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5.3. Manpower Authorization Changes. ....................................................................... 99 5.4. Position Numbers Bypass Routine. ........................................................................ 99 5.5. Time-on-Station Requirements. ............................................................................. 100 5.6. Soliciting an Assignment. ...................................................................................... 100 5.7. Assignment Recommendations. ............................................................................. 101 5.8. Volunteer Status and PCS Eligibility. .................................................................... 101 5.9. Volunteers Replacing Non-volunteers Selected for PCS. ...................................... 101 5.10. Change of Volunteer Status/Request for Assignment Cancellation after PCS

Selection. ................................................................................................................ 102 5.11. Assignment Deferment and Availability. .............................................................. 102 5.12. Assignment Limitation Code (ALC). .................................................................... 112 5.13. Non-career Officers and First-Term Airmen. ........................................................ 113 5.14. Officers Not Selected for Promotion. ..................................................................... 114 5.15. Utilization Standards and Assignment of Rated Officers. ....................................... 115 5.16. Assignment of Former Officers. ............................................................................ 116 5.17. First Assignment after Commissioning (From Enlisted Status). ........................... 116 5.18. Pregnant Airmen. ................................................................................................... 116 5.19. Pregnant Civilian Wife. ......................................................................................... 117 5.20. Assignment Quality Control. ................................................................................. 118 5.21. Reporting of Disqualified Officers/Enlisted and Officers Eliminated from Flying

or Technical Training............................................................................................... 122 5.22. Assignment Preferences. ........................................................................................ 123 5.23. Assignment Selection Date (ASD). Table 5.7. ...................................................... 125 5.24. PCS Notification. ................................................................................................... 126 5.25. Personnel Processing Codes (PPCs). ..................................................................... 131 5.26. Security Access Requirements for PCS. ................................................................ 131 5.27. Active Duty Service Commitment. ........................................................................ 132 5.28. Retainability. .......................................................................................................... 132 5.29. Seven Day Option. ................................................................................................. 143

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