BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36-2645
11 JUNE 2020
Personnel
SECURITY PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATION AND
DEVELOPMENT
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/AAZ
Certified by: SAF/MR
(Shon J. Manasco, EX-IV)
Pages: 17
This publication implements AFPD 36-26 Total Force Development and Management.
Compliance is mandatory for all military and civilian personnel, members of the Air Force Reserve
(AFR) and Air National Guard (ANG). In collaboration with the Chief of Air Force Reserve
(USAF/RE), the Director of the Air National Guard (NGB/CF), and the Deputy Chief of Staff for
Manpower, Personnel, and Services (USAF/A1), the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
(Manpower and Reserve Affairs) (SAF/MR) develops Human Resource Management policy for
the Security Professional Education Development Certification Program. 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 Air Force Instruction (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 approval
authority, or alternately, to the requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items. This Air
Force publication may not be supplemented without approval from Assistant Secretary of the Air
Force Administrative Assistant (SAF/AA) and the Human Resource Management Strategic Board.
Forward recommended changes or clarification requests from the field through the functional
chain of command on an Air Force (AF) Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication,
to SAF/AA at usaf.pentagon.saf-aa.mbx.workflow@mail.mil. Ensure 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 the Air Force
Records Disposition Schedule located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.
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