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DAFMAN 36-2032

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MILITARY RECRUITING AND ACCESSIONS

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DAFMAN 36-2032, "MILITARY RECRUITING AND ACCESSIONS", is a Department of the Air Force publication, dated January 16, 2025, certified current December 9, 2025.

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NumberDAFMAN 36-2032
TitleMILITARY RECRUITING AND ACCESSIONS
PublishedJanuary 16, 2025
Certified currentDecember 9, 2025
Office of primary responsibilityAF/A1
Issued byHeadquarters, Department of the Air Force
Status on the indexCurrent
Last index actionUpdateContact, July 27, 2026
Source indexAir Force e-Publishing
Index last readOctober 20, 2026

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Purpose, in the publication’s words

The goal of the TFRC is to synchronize recruiting and accession efforts across the total force to include RegAF, USSF, AFR, ANG, Air Force Civilian, USAFA, and AFROTC entities. The focus of the TFRC is to combine, integrate, partner and/or synchronize recruiting efforts to the greatest extent feasible and advisable, while meeting Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF), and Chief of Space Operations (CSO) intent.

Summary of changes, as printed

This interim change revises DAFMAN 36-2032 by deleting DEIA and gender references; updating BMI language to match DoDI 1308.03; and to correct tiering and references for enlisted age verifications and age restrictions that affect enlisted members for retirement. This interim change also includes previously approved USSF language for prior service enlisted applicants for USSF; and includes language for the new USSF to RegAF Transfer Program. A margin bar (|) indicates newly revised material.

Contents

  1. Chapter 1—OVERVIEWp. 9
  2. Chapter 2—RECRUITING PROGRAMSp. 13
  3. Chapter 3—ENLISTED ACCESSIONSp. 37
  4. Chapter 4—OFFICER ACCESSIONS PROGRAMMINGp. 62
  5. Chapter 5—OFFICER ACCESSIONSp. 77
  6. Chapter 6—AFROTC PROGRAMp. 147
  7. Chapter 7—OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOLp. 180
  8. Chapter 8—USAFAp. 209
  9. Chapter 9—USAFAPSp. 217
  10. Chapter 10—ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAMSp. 223
  11. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 269
  12. Attachment 3—FORMS/DOCUMENT REQUIRED FOR ENLISTMENTp. 315
  13. Attachment 4—APPOINTMENT SOURCESp. 319
  14. Attachment 5—WAIVERS FOR DEFERRED OFFICERSp. 322
  15. Attachment 6—SAMPLE STATEMENTS OF UNDERSTANDINGp. 323
  16. Attachment 7—OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM DISENROLLMENTp. 329
  17. Attachment 8—FORMS/DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR APPOINTMENTp. 331
  18. Attachment 10—TENDER OF RESIGNATION STATEMENTp. 341
  19. Attachment 11—APPLICANT BRIEFING ITEM ON SEPARATION POLICYp. 342
  20. Attachment 12—SAMPLE EDUCATIONAL DELAY STATUS MEMORANDUMp. 344
  21. Attachment 21—QUALIFYING MILITARY COMMISSIONING SOURCESp. 359
  22. Attachment 23—ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR USAFA APPLICANTSp. 361
  23. Attachment 24—USAFA NOMINATION CATEGORIESp. 363
  24. Attachment 25—USAFA NOMINATION METHODSp. 366
  25. Attachment 26—USAFA APPOINTMENT VACANCY SELECTIONp. 367
  26. Attachment 27—USAFA APPOINTEE OBLIGATIONSp. 368
  27. Attachment 28—CERTIFICATE OF AVAILABILITY OF KEY EMPLOYEEp. 369
  28. Attachment 29—WARRANT OFFICER ACCESSIONSp. 370
All 120 contents entries
  1. Chapter 1—OVERVIEWp. 9
  2. 1.1. Overviewp. 9
  3. 1.2. Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 10
  4. Chapter 2—RECRUITING PROGRAMSp. 13
  5. 2.1. Overviewp. 13
  6. 2.2. Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 13
  7. 2.3. TFRCp. 15
  8. 2.4. Professional Conductp. 15
  9. 2.5. Recruiting Operationsp. 17
  10. 2.6. Recruiting Programsp. 18
  11. 2.7. Other Recruiting Programsp. 31
  12. 2.8. Manpower and Personnelp. 32
  13. 2.9. Resourcesp. 32
  14. 2.10. Marketing and Advertisingp. 33
  15. 2.11. Trainingp. 36
  16. Chapter 3—ENLISTED ACCESSIONSp. 37
  17. 3.1. Overviewp. 37
  18. 3.2. Enlistment Authorityp. 37
  19. 3.3. Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 37
  20. 3.4. Enlistment Waiver Authorityp. 38
  21. 3.5. Eligibility Determination Authorityp. 39
  22. 3.6. Eligibility Standardsp. 39
  23. 3.7. Service Eligibility Determinations, Waivers, and Exceptions to Policy:p. 47
  24. 3.8. Enlistment Policyp. 49
  25. 3.9. Enlistment Documentsp. 55
  26. 3.10. Special Category Enlistmentsp. 55
  27. 3.11. Enlisted Accession Incentives (RegAF Only)p. 60
  28. Chapter 4—OFFICER ACCESSIONS PROGRAMMINGp. 62
  29. 4.1. Overview/Backgroundp. 62
  30. 4.2. Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 62
  31. 4.3. RegAF and USSF Officer Accession and Production Targetsp. 70
  32. 4.4. ARC Officer Accession Targetsp. 71
  33. 4.5. APGL and PPGLp. 71
  34. 4.6. AFPC NRL Classification Guidance and Programmingp. 72
  35. 4.7. OIS PGLp. 73
  36. 4.8. Officer Accession Working Groupp. 73
  37. 4.9. OIS Working Groupp. 74
  38. 4.10. Accession Summitp. 74
  39. 4.11. NRL RegAF Accession and Training Pipeline Schedulingp. 75
  40. Chapter 5—OFFICER ACCESSIONSp. 77
  41. 5.1. Overviewp. 77
  42. 5.2. Statutory Authorityp. 77
  43. 5.3. Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 78
  44. 5.4. Initial Appointment Eligibility Standardsp. 84
  45. 5.5. JAG Corpsp. 96
  46. 5.6. Chaplain Corpsp. 98
  47. 5.7. Health Professionalsp. 100
  48. 5.8. Cyberwarfare Operations:p. 105
  49. 5.9. Inter-Component Transferp. 106
  50. 5.10. Inter-Service Transferp. 111
  51. 5.11. Competitive Category Transfersp. 114
  52. 5.12. Retired Recall to Active Dutyp. 117
  53. 5.13. Application for Appointmentp. 117
  54. 5.14. Service Creditp. 119
  55. 5.15. Entry Gradep. 136
  56. 5.16. Appointment Nomination and Scrollingp. 141
  57. 5.17. Oath of Office and Certificate of Commissioningp. 144
  58. Chapter 6—AFROTC PROGRAMp. 147
  59. 6.1. Statutory Authorityp. 147
  60. 6.2. Overviewp. 147
  61. 6.3. Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 147
  62. 6.4. AFROTC Programp. 155
  63. 6.5. Participation in the AFROTC Programp. 158
  64. 6.6. Disenrollment, Discharge or Involuntary Call To Active Dutyp. 164
  65. 6.7. AFROTC Scholarship Programp. 165
  66. 6.8. Graduation and Commissioningp. 169
  67. 6.9. Delays in Assignment to the RegAF and Selected Reservep. 171
  68. Chapter 7—OFFICER TRAINING SCHOOLp. 180
  69. 7.1. Overviewp. 180
  70. 7.2. Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 180
  71. 7.3. General Guidancep. 184
  72. 7.4. Line Officer (non-JAG) OTS Programp. 189
  73. 7.5. Non-Line and Line-JAG Officers OTS Programp. 202
  74. 7.6. Leave Procedures After Graduationp. 206
  75. Chapter 8—USAFAp. 209
  76. 8.1. Overviewp. 209
  77. 8.2. Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 209
  78. 8.3. Marketing, Outreach, and Recruitingp. 211
  79. 8.4. Appointment to USAFAp. 212
  80. Chapter 9—USAFAPSp. 217
  81. 9.1. Overviewp. 217
  82. 9.2. Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 217
  83. 9.3. Eligibilityp. 219
  84. 9.4. USAFAPSp. 219
  85. 9.5. USAFAPSp. 220
  86. 9.6. Enlistment and reenlistment requirementsp. 220
  87. 9.7. Disenrollment of Cadet Candidatesp. 221
  88. 9.8. Reassignment of Cadet Candidates with an Appointment to USAFAp. 222
  89. 9.10. Cadet Candidate Records and Reassignment Formsp. 222
  90. Chapter 10—ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAMSp. 223
  91. 10.1. Overviewp. 223
  92. 10.2. Roles and Responsibilitiesp. 223
  93. 10.3. Organizational Program Management Responsibilitiesp. 225
  94. 10.4. Eligibility Requirementsp. 251
  95. 10.5. Ineligibility Factors and Waiversp. 252
  96. 10.6. AFROTC General Informationp. 259
  97. 10.7. AFROTC ASCPp. 259
  98. 10.9. SOARp. 262
  99. 10.10. Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program (SLECP), Air Force Onlyp. 263
  100. 10.11. Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program (NECP). (RegAF Only)p. 264
  101. 10.12. LEADp. 266
  102. 10.13. The Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program (EMDP2)p. 267
  103. Attachment 1—GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATIONp. 269
  104. Attachment 3—FORMS/DOCUMENT REQUIRED FOR ENLISTMENTp. 315
  105. Attachment 4—APPOINTMENT SOURCESp. 319
  106. Attachment 5—WAIVERS FOR DEFERRED OFFICERSp. 322
  107. Attachment 6—SAMPLE STATEMENTS OF UNDERSTANDINGp. 323
  108. Attachment 7—OFFICER TRAINING PROGRAM DISENROLLMENTp. 329
  109. Attachment 8—FORMS/DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR APPOINTMENTp. 331
  110. Attachment 10—TENDER OF RESIGNATION STATEMENTp. 341
  111. Attachment 11—APPLICANT BRIEFING ITEM ON SEPARATION POLICYp. 342
  112. Attachment 12—SAMPLE EDUCATIONAL DELAY STATUS MEMORANDUMp. 344
  113. Attachment 21—QUALIFYING MILITARY COMMISSIONING SOURCESp. 359
  114. Attachment 23—ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR USAFA APPLICANTSp. 361
  115. Attachment 24—USAFA NOMINATION CATEGORIESp. 363
  116. Attachment 25—USAFA NOMINATION METHODSp. 366
  117. Attachment 26—USAFA APPOINTMENT VACANCY SELECTIONp. 367
  118. Attachment 27—USAFA APPOINTEE OBLIGATIONSp. 368
  119. Attachment 28—CERTIFICATE OF AVAILABILITY OF KEY EMPLOYEEp. 369
  120. Attachment 29—WARRANT OFFICER ACCESSIONSp. 370

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