AFI 36-2909: AIR FORCE PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND CONDUCT

AFI 36-2909 — index record

Number	AFI 36-2909
Title	AIR FORCE PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND CONDUCT
Published	November 14, 2019
Certified current	November 14, 2019
Office of primary responsibility	AF/JA
Issued by	Headquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the index	Current
Last index action	UpdateContact, March 6, 2023
Source index	Air Force e-Publishing
Index last read	October 20, 2026

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This document has been substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. Major changes include definitions pertaining to Article 93a, Uniform Code of Military Justice, regarding prohibited activities with military recruits or trainees by persons in positions of special trust, as required by Section 5542 of the Military Justice Act of 2016, division E of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, revises provisions concerning the prohibition of retaliation against Airmen in accordance with Article 132, Uniform Code of Military Justice, adds a new chapter addressing the responsibility to self-report criminal convictions for certain positions, and changes the tier number specifying the waiver approval authority for this instruction’s training requirement.

Chapter 1—GENERAL GUIDELINESp. 4
Chapter 2—PROFESSIONAL AND UNPROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPSp. 7
Chapter 3—SPECIFIC PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO OFFICERSp. 13
Chapter 5—PROHIBITION OF RETALIATION AGAINST AIRMENp. 23
Chapter 6—SELF-REPORTING CRIMINAL CONVICTIONp. 26
Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 29

All 28 contents entries

Chapter 1—GENERAL GUIDELINESp. 4
1.1. Generalp. 4
1.2. Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 4
1.3. Training requirementsp. 6
Chapter 2—PROFESSIONAL AND UNPROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPSp. 7
2.1. Professional relationshipsp. 7
2.2. Unprofessional relationshipsp. 7
2.3. Avoiding unprofessional relationshipsp. 7
Chapter 3—SPECIFIC PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO OFFICERSp. 13
3.1. Generalp. 13
3.2. Specific prohibitionsp. 14
4.1. Recruiting, entry-level processing, and entry-level trainingp. 16
4.2. Prohibited activities between recruiter-recruits and trainer-traineesp. 16
4.3. Administrative requirements for recruiters and recruitsp. 19
4.4. Administrative requirements for trainers and traineesp. 19
4.5. Special considerationsp. 20
4.6. Accountability for violationsp. 21
Chapter 5—PROHIBITION OF RETALIATION AGAINST AIRMENp. 23
5.1. Prohibition on retaliationp. 23
5.2. Commander, first sergeant and supervisory responsibilities to prevent retaliationp. 25
5.3. Relationship of retaliation to Inspector General Complaints Resolution Programp. 25
5.4. Questions regarding retaliationp. 25
Chapter 6—SELF-REPORTING CRIMINAL CONVICTIONp. 26
6.1. Self-reporting criminal convictionsp. 26
6.2. Understanding self-reporting terminologyp. 27
6.3. Forwarding reports within the Air Forcep. 27
6.4. Forwarding reports for all military membersp. 28
Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 29

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