BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36-1301
23 JULY 2019
Personnel
MANAGEMENT OF ACQUISITION KEY
LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: SAF/AQH
Supersedes: AFI 36-1301, 19 October
2015
Certified by: SAF/MR
(Hon Shon Manasco)
Pages: 14
This instruction implements the requirements of Headquarters Air Force Mission Directive 1-10,
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). It establishes authority relating to the operation
of the Defense Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Workforce Education, Training, and Career
Development Program, as delegated to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition,
Technology, and Logistics (SAF/AQ). It provides direction on how to manage, code and track
key leadership positions and applies to all Air Force personnel who manage, administer, or support
key leadership positions, all members assigned to key leadership positions, and all agencies that
select members for key leadership positions. This publication applies to Headquarters Air Force
Reserve Command but does not apply to Air Force Reserve Command Units. This publication
applies to the Air National Guard. This Air Force Instruction (AFI) may be supplemented at any
level, but all supplements must be routed to SAF/AQH for coordination prior to certification and
approval. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to SAF/AQH using
the Air Force (AF) Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Form 847
from the field through Major Command publications/forms managers. The authorities to waive
wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”)
number following the compliance statement. See AFI, 33-360, Publications and Forms
Management, for a description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers. Submit
requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver authority, or
alternatively, to the requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items. This Instruction
requires the collection and or maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974
authorized by Title 10 United States Code Section 8013, Secretary of the Air Force. The applicable
