Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 2010.12
November 18, 2008
Incorporating Change 1, June 9, 2017
USD(P)
SUBJECT: Aviation Leadership Program
References: See Enclosure
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Directive 2010.12 (Reference (a)) as a DoD Instruction in accordance with
the guidance in DoD Instruction 5025.01 (Reference (b)) and the authority in Deputy Secretary
of Defense Memorandum (Reference (c)) and DoD Directive 5111.1 (Reference (d)).
b. Updates DoD policy and responsibilities for the Aviation Leadership Program (ALP)
established by chapter 905 of title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.) (Reference (e)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands
(CCMDs), the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense
Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the Department
of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the “DoD Components”).
3. DEFINITIONS. See Glossary
4. POLICY. It is DoD policy that:
a. The Secretary of the Air Force may, as part of the ALP program, provide undergraduate
pilot training (UPT) and necessary related training to personnel of the air forces of friendly, less-
developed foreign nations. Training under ALP shall include language training and programs to
promote better awareness and understanding of the democratic institutions and social framework
of the United States. For the purpose of programming and budgeting for costs associated with
this program, tuition costs will be those actual costs incurred by the U.S. Air Force (USAF).
