BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36-2639
1 NOVEMBER 2018
Personnel
EDUCATION WITH INDUSTRY
PROGRAM
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: AFI36-2639, 22 May 2009
Certified by: AF/A1
(Lt. Gen. Brian T. Kelly)
Pages: 13
This publication implements AFPD 36-26, Total Force Development. This instruction also
implements DoDI 1322.06, Fellowships, Scholarships, Training with Industry (TWI), and Grants
for DOD Personnel. This instruction provides guidance on the management and administration
of the Air Force Education With Industry (EWI) program, known within the Department of
Defense (DoD) as Training With Industry (TWI). It provides guidance and procedures on the
EWI program; the official Air Force program authorized through the Air Force Education
Review Board. Used in tandem with the Education With Industry Handbook, this instruction
applies to Air Force Active Duty uniformed personnel as well as Air Force civilian employees
and to all personnel who manage, administer, operate, or support the program, all students
assigned to the program and all agencies that nominate or select students for the program. This
publication may be supplemented at any level, but all supplements are routed to the Office of
Primary Responsibility (OPR) listed above for coordination prior to certification and approval.
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the OPR listed above using
the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from the
field through the appropriate 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 AFI 33-360, Publications and Forms Management,
Table 1.1 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 approval authority, or
alternately, to the Publication OPR for non-tiered compliance items. Ensure that all records
created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with
Air Force Manual 33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with Air
Force Records Information Management System Records Disposition Schedule. The use of the
