BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36-3212
15 JULY 2019
Incorporating Change 1, 4 December 2020
Personnel
PHYSICAL EVALUATION FOR
RETENTION, RETIREMENT AND
SEPARATION
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: AFI36-3212, 2 February 2006
Certified by: SAF/MR
Pages: 85
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-32, Military Retirements and
Separations. In collaboration with the Chief of the Air Force Reserve and the Director of the Air
National Guard, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services develops
personnel policy for Physical Evaluation for Retention, Retirement and Separation.
This instruction prescribes guidance on retiring, discharging, or retaining service members who,
because of a physical disability, are unfit to perform the duties required of them. It also provides
for the required periodic physical examinations and final disposition of members on the
Temporary Disability Retired List and provides disposition instructions for unfit members who
remain on active duty in a limited assignment status. This publication applies to Regular Air
Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve members.
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 item. Use Air Force (AF) Form 679, Air Force
Publication Compliance Item Waiver Request/Approval when submitting for a request for
waiver. (See AFI 33-360, paragraph 1.9 for more detailed guidance).
