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AFI 11-405

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THE PILOT-PHYSICIAN PROGRAM

Reviewed by Guilherme Correia, active-duty U.S. Air Force

AFI 11-405, "THE PILOT-PHYSICIAN PROGRAM", is a Department of the Air Force publication, dated December 23, 2014.

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December 23, 2014

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NumberAFI 11-405
TitleTHE PILOT-PHYSICIAN PROGRAM
PublishedDecember 23, 2014
Certified currentDecember 23, 2014
Office of primary responsibilityAF/SG
Issued byHeadquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the indexCurrent
Last index actionUpdateContact, December 9, 2022
Source indexAir Force e-Publishing
Index last readOctober 20, 2026

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Summary of changes, as printed

This document is substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. Tiers have been added to wing-level and below directives in parentheses after the paragraph, e.g., (T-2), which indicate waiver authority. Updates PPP organizational chart (Figure 1.1); provides added detail for application for the flight surgeon to pilot training accession pipeline (paragraph 3.3); and provides for the establishment of a Test Pilot PP (paragraph 6.4).

Contents

  1. Chapter 1—PROGRAM OVERVIEWp. 5
  2. Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 10
  3. Chapter 3—APPLICATION AND SELECTION FOR THE PPPp. 18
  4. Chapter 4—PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PILOT-PHYSICIANSp. 25
  5. Chapter 5—TERMINATION PROCEDURESp. 26
  6. Chapter 6—TRAINING AND UTILIZATIONp. 27
  7. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 31
  8. Attachment 2—PILOT-PHYSICIAN REPORT ESSS, SUGGESTED FORMATp. 34
All 52 contents entries
  1. Chapter 1—PROGRAM OVERVIEWp. 5
  2. 1.1. Background of Pilot-Physician Programp. 5
  3. 1.2. Meeting Objectivesp. 5
  4. 1.3. Pilot-Physician Program Organization:p. 6
  5. 1.4. Pilot-Physician Career Progression and Managementp. 7
  6. 1.5. Pilot-Physician Assignment Typesp. 7
  7. 1.6. Typical Pilot to Pilot-Physician Career Optionsp. 8
  8. 1.7. Typical Physician to Pilot-Physician Career Options:p. 8
  9. 1.8. Pilot-Physician Flying:p. 9
  10. 1.9. Pilot-Physician AFSC:p. 9
  11. Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 10
  12. 2.1. Air Force Surgeon General (AF/SG)p. 10
  13. 2.2. Deputy Chief of Staff, Manpower, Personnel, and Services (AF/A1)p. 10
  14. 2.3. DCS, Operations (AF/A3)p. 10
  15. 2.4. MAJCOM/SGp. 10
  16. 2.5. MAJCOM/A3p. 11
  17. 2.6. MAJCOM A5/8p. 11
  18. 2.7. MAJCOM Director of Safetyp. 12
  19. 2.8. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)p. 12
  20. 2.9. Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) (and local personnel offices as appropriate)p. 13
  21. 2.10. Operational Wings and Air Force Basesp. 13
  22. 2.11. Pilot-Physician PDp. 15
  23. 2.12. Pilot-Physiciansp. 16
  24. Chapter 3—APPLICATION AND SELECTION FOR THE PPPp. 18
  25. 3.1. Application and Selection for the PPPp. 18
  26. 3.2. Pilot Applicantsp. 18
  27. 3.3. Provision for Flight Surgeons to Compete for UFT:p. 19
  28. Chapter 4—PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PILOT-PHYSICIANSp. 25
  29. 4.1. Previously Approved Pilot-Physicians (PP)p. 25
  30. 4.2. Subsequent Assignmentsp. 25
  31. 4.3. MAJCOM Assignmentp. 25
  32. 4.4. AF HQ Assignmentp. 25
  33. 4.5. PP Functional Account Code (FAC)p. 25
  34. 4.6. Duty AFSC Designationp. 25
  35. 4.7. Flying Training Datesp. 25
  36. Chapter 5—TERMINATION PROCEDURESp. 26
  37. 5.1. Termination Proceduresp. 26
  38. 5.2. Terminating for Causep. 26
  39. 5.3. Removal Methodp. 26
  40. Chapter 6—TRAINING AND UTILIZATIONp. 27
  41. 6.1. Training and Utilizationp. 27
  42. 6.2. Initial Flying Trainingp. 27
  43. 6.3. Advanced Flying Trainingp. 27
  44. 6.4. Test Pilot Schoolp. 27
  45. 6.5. Continuation Flying Trainingp. 28
  46. 6.6. Human Performance Trainingp. 28
  47. 6.7. Medical Trainingp. 29
  48. 6.8. Graduate Medical Education (GME)p. 29
  49. 6.9. Professional Military Education (PME)p. 29
  50. 6.10. Miscellaneous Trainingp. 29
  51. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 31
  52. Attachment 2—PILOT-PHYSICIAN REPORT ESSS, SUGGESTED FORMATp. 34

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