DAFI 38-101: MANPOWER AND ORGANIZATION

DAFI 38-101 — index record

Number	DAFI 38-101
Title	MANPOWER AND ORGANIZATION
Published	August 29, 2019
Certified current	August 29, 2019
Office of primary responsibility	AF/A1
Issued by	Headquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the index	Current
Last index action	Correction, December 19, 2025
Source index	Air Force e-Publishing
Index last read	October 20, 2026

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Purpose, in the publication’s words

This instruction implements Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) 38-1, Manpower and Organization. This publication applies to Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and the Air National Guard (ANG) to the extent that it has the organizations and functions discussed herein. This publication applies to civilian employees and uniformed members of the Regular Air Force (RegAF), the Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard. This publication applies to the United States Space Force unless inconsistent with other Department of the Air Force (DAF) publications, USSF policy, or USSF/S1 published policies in accordance with DAFMAN 90-161, Publishing Processes and Procedures or until a separate United States Space Force publication is approved. In collaboration with the Chief of Air Force Reserve (AF/RE) and the Director of the Air National Guard (NGB/CF), the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services (AF/A1) develops policy for Air Force Organization. This publication may be

Summary of changes, as printed

This interim change incorporates applicability to USSF and information related to Air Force Organization guidance (Chapters 24-31 and Attachment 4). It updates standard structures due to functional organization changes. It clarifies and updates DAF letter and special-order guidance. It clarifies organizational approval authorities (new Attachment 5). It lowers various organizational approval levels. It realigns certain Office Symbol Code (OSC) authorities to the commands. It makes updates driven by the designation of AFMC as Servicing MAJCOM for USAF units and Airmen assigned to USSF organizations (new Attachment 6). It updates tiering guidance and specifies that waiver requests for non-tiered compliance items must be submitted to AF/A1MC and commanders may not waive non-tiered compliance items. It updates AF/A1MO, Organization Division, to AF/A1MC, Current Operations Division. It incorporates Air Force Guidance Memorandum AFI38-101_AFGM2023-01, Renaming USAF Vice Commanders to Deputy Commanders. Additionally, this interim change removes all content contained within Chapters 17-23 and Attachments 2 and 3, which are now included in DAFI 38-106, Manpower Programming. Lastly, this interim change removes all content contained within Chapter 32 and is now captured in DAFI 38-107, Air Force Mission Directives. A margin bar (|) indicates newly revised material.

Chapter 1—MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORIZATIONSp. 11
Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 12
Chapter 3—WORKFORCE MIXp. 21
Chapter 4—FACTORS AND ROUNDING RULESp. 22
Chapter 5—DETERMINING MANPOWER REQUIREMENTSp. 23
Chapter 6—MANAGING MANPOWER POSITIONSp. 24
Chapter 7—MANAGING CIVILIAN POSITIONSp. 27
Chapter 8—CONTRACT MANPOWERp. 31
Chapter 9—REGULAR AIR FORCE MILITARY GRADESp. 32
Chapter 10—AIR RESERVE COMPONENT MANPOWERp. 38
Chapter 11—INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE POSITIONSp. 40
Chapter 12—ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE POSITIONSp. 43
Chapter 13—AIR RESERVE COMPONENT MILITARY GRADESp. 45
Chapter 14—AIRCREW POSITIONSp. 48
Chapter 15—FOREIGN MILITARY SALES POSITIONSp. 51
Chapter 16—MANPOWER ESTIMATE REPORTp. 52
Chapter 17—(DELETED)p. 53
Chapter 18—(DELETED)p. 54
Chapter 19—(DELETED)p. 55
Chapter 20—(DELETED)p. 56
Chapter 21—(DELETED)p. 57
Chapter 22—(DELETED)p. 58
Chapter 23—(DELETED)p. 59
Chapter 26—STANDARD ORGANIZATIONSp. 77
Chapter 27—TERMINOLOGY AND PROCEDURES FOR ORGANIZATION ACTIONSp. 127
Chapter 28—PROCEDURES FOR NAMING AND NUMBERING UNITSp. 136
Chapter 29—ORGANIZATION CHANGESp. 139
Chapter 30—ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTATIONp. 148
Chapter 31—ORGANIZING PROVISIONAL UNITSp. 153
Chapter 32—(DELETED)p. 162
Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 163
Attachment 2—(DELETED)p. 170
Attachment 3—(DELETED)p. 171
Attachment 4—DAF LETTER AND G-SERIES ORDER TEMPLATE SAMPLESp. 172

All 120 contents entries

Chapter 1—MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORIZATIONSp. 11
1.1. Overview directive principles and guidancep. 11
Chapter 2—ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIESp. 12
2.1. Manpower Activitiesp. 12
2.2. Air Force, Directorate of Manpower, Organization and Resources (AF/A1M)p. 12
2.3. Air Force Career Field Manager:p. 14
2.4. Air Force Manpower Analysis Agency will:p. 14
2.5. Major Command Manpower and Organization (MAJCOM/A1M)p. 15
2.6. Major Command Functional Managers may:p. 17
2.7. Air Force Reserve Command, Manpower AFRC/A1Mp. 17
2.8. National Guard Bureau Manpower and Organization (NGB/A1M) will:p. 18
2.10. Servicing Manpower Activity will:p. 19
2.11. Additional Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 20
Chapter 3—WORKFORCE MIXp. 21
3.1. Overviewp. 21
3.2. Types of Manpowerp. 21
3.3. Military Essentialityp. 21
3.4. Non-Military Essentialp. 21
3.5. Workforce Mixp. 21
Chapter 4—FACTORS AND ROUNDING RULESp. 22
4.1. Overviewp. 22
4.2. Man-hour Availability Factorp. 22
4.3. Overload Factorp. 22
4.4. Various Overload Factorsp. 22
Chapter 5—DETERMINING MANPOWER REQUIREMENTSp. 23
5.1. Overviewp. 23
5.2. General Informationp. 23
5.3. Management Engineering Programp. 23
Chapter 6—MANAGING MANPOWER POSITIONSp. 24
6.1. Overviewp. 24
6.2. A1M Staffsp. 24
6.3. Major Command Manpower and Organization (MAJCOM/A1M) will:p. 24
6.4. Servicing Manpower Activity will:p. 24
6.5. Applying Manpower Determinantsp. 25
6.6. Manpower Change Requestsp. 25
6.7. Unit Manpower Document Maintenancep. 26
Chapter 7—MANAGING CIVILIAN POSITIONSp. 27
7.1. Overviewp. 27
7.2. Position Description Reviewp. 28
7.3. Overhire and Reimbursable Civilian Positionsp. 28
7.4. Civilian Position Data Attributesp. 29
Chapter 8—CONTRACT MANPOWERp. 31
8.1. Overviewp. 31
8.2. Contract Purchase Request Reviewp. 31
8.3. Documenting Contractor Full-Time Equivalentsp. 31
Chapter 9—REGULAR AIR FORCE MILITARY GRADESp. 32
9.1. Overviewp. 32
9.2. Colonel and Chief Master Sergeant Grade Allocation Processp. 32
9.3. Officer and Enlisted Grades Allocation Processp. 35
Chapter 10—AIR RESERVE COMPONENT MANPOWERp. 38
10.1. Overviewp. 38
10.2. AF/REX, AFRC/A1M and NGB/A1M will:p. 38
10.3. Establishing Manpower Requirementsp. 38
Chapter 11—INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEE POSITIONSp. 40
11.1. Overviewp. 40
11.2. Applicabilityp. 40
11.3. Individual Mobilization Augmentees Categoriesp. 40
11.4. Miscellaneous Informationp. 40
11.5. Restrictionsp. 41
11.6. Chief Air Force Reserve (AF/RE) will:p. 41
11.8. Non-Air Force Activities will:p. 42
Chapter 12—ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE POSITIONSp. 43
12.1. Overviewp. 43
12.2. Criteriap. 43
Chapter 13—AIR RESERVE COMPONENT MILITARY GRADESp. 45
13.1. Air National Guard Military Grades Process Overviewp. 45
13.2. Air Force Reserve Military Grades Overviewp. 46
13.3. Grade Changesp. 46
Chapter 14—AIRCREW POSITIONSp. 48
14.1. Overviewp. 48
14.2. Air Force Directorate of Manpower, Organization and Resources (AF/A1M)p. 48
14.3. Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff Operations (AF/A3O)p. 48
14.5. Functional Authority Responsibilityp. 48
14.6. Major Command Operations Directorate (MAJCOM/A3)p. 49
14.7. Air Force Surgeon General (AF/SG)p. 49
14.8. Installation Functional Area Managerp. 49
14.9. Servicing Manpower Activityp. 49
14.10. Crew Ratio or Crew Complementsp. 49
14.11. Programmed Flying Training Positionsp. 49
14.12. Positions Based on Manpower Determinantsp. 50
14.13. Other Aircrew Positionsp. 50
14.14. Aircrew Position Indicator Codep. 50
Chapter 15—FOREIGN MILITARY SALES POSITIONSp. 51
15.1. Overviewp. 51
15.2. Manpower Requirements Packagep. 51
15.3. Manpower Classificationp. 51
15.4. Foreign Military Sales Position Codesp. 51
Chapter 16—MANPOWER ESTIMATE REPORTp. 52
16.1. Overviewp. 52
Chapter 17—(DELETED)p. 53
Chapter 18—(DELETED)p. 54
Chapter 19—(DELETED)p. 55
Chapter 20—(DELETED)p. 56
Chapter 21—(DELETED)p. 57
Chapter 22—(DELETED)p. 58
Chapter 23—(DELETED)p. 59
24.1. Organization Objectivesp. 60
24.2. Organization Principlesp. 60
24.3. Additional Responsibilities Assignedp. 60
25.1. Organizational Entitiesp. 63
25.2. Standard Levels of Air Force Organizationp. 66
25.3. Standard Elements of Air Force Organizationp. 74
Chapter 26—STANDARD ORGANIZATIONSp. 77
26.1. Organization Structurep. 77
26.2. Numbered and Named Air Forcep. 77
26.3. Standard Wingp. 79
26.4. Wing Staffp. 81
26.5. Comptroller Squadronp. 84
26.6. Operations Groupp. 85
26.7. Operations Support Squadronp. 86
Chapter 27—TERMINOLOGY AND PROCEDURES FOR ORGANIZATION ACTIONSp. 127
Chapter 28—PROCEDURES FOR NAMING AND NUMBERING UNITSp. 136
Chapter 29—ORGANIZATION CHANGESp. 139
Chapter 30—ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTATIONp. 148
Chapter 31—ORGANIZING PROVISIONAL UNITSp. 153
Chapter 32—(DELETED)p. 162
Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 163
Attachment 2—(DELETED)p. 170
Attachment 3—(DELETED)p. 171
Attachment 4—DAF LETTER AND G-SERIES ORDER TEMPLATE SAMPLESp. 172

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DAFI 38-101

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