BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36-2135
4 NOVEMBER 2020
Personnel
JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT
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: AF/A1P
Supersedes: AFI36-2135, 26 July 2018
Certified by: SAF/MR
Pages: 14
This publication implements Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1300.19, DoD Joint
Officer Management (JOM) Program, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction (CJCSI)
1330.05B, Joint Officer Management Program Procedures, Department of the Air Force Policy
Directive (DAFPD) 36-21, Utilization and Classification of Air Force Military Personnel, CJCSI
1331.01D, Manpower and Personnel Actions Involving General and Flag Officers. This
instruction provides Joint Officer Management guidance for all Regular Air Force (RegAF), Air
National Guard (ANG) and Air Force Reserve (AFR) officers. This publication may be
supplemented at any level; all major command level supplements must be approved by the
Human Resource Management Strategic Board prior to certification and approval. Ensure all
records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force
Instruction (AFI) 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and are
disposed in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule, which is located in the
Air Force Records Information Management System. Refer recommended changes and
questions about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility using the AF Form 847,
Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the field through the
appropriate functional chain of command. 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 Department of the Air Force Instruction (DAFI) 33-
360, Publications and Forms Management, for a description of the authorities associated with
the Tier numbers. Waivers to this instruction are authorized and shall be processed in
accordance with DAFI 33-360. Waiver requests will be submitted using the AF Form 679, Air
Force Publication Compliance Item Waiver Request/Approval, or via e-mail or memorandum if
the form is unavailable. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the
