DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON DC
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
DAFI36-2406_DAFGM2023-01
28 February 2023
MEMORANDUM FOR DISTRIBUTION C
MAJCOMs/FLDCOMs/FOAs/DRUs
FROM: SAF/MR
1040 Air Force Pentagon
Washington, DC 20330-1040
SUBJECT: Department of the Air Force Guidance Memorandum to Department of the Department of the
Air Force Instruction 36-2406, Officer and Enlisted Evaluations Systems
By Order of the Secretary of the Air Force, this Guidance Memorandum immediately implements
changes to Department of the Air Force Instruction (DAFI) 36-2406, Officer and Enlisted Evaluations
Systems. Compliance with this memorandum is mandatory. To the extent its directions are inconsistent
with other Department of the Air Force publications, the information herein prevails in accordance with
DAFI 90-160, Publications and Forms Management and Department of the Air Force Manual
(DAFMAN) 90-161, Publishing Processes and Procedures.
The attachment to this memorandum reissues previously approved guidance from DAFI36-
2406_DAFGM2022-01, updates language to be inclusive of the United States Space Force (USSF), adds
Chapter 11, Space Force Promotion Recommendation Process for Officer Promotion Boards, updates
rating chain requirements for health professionals, updates instructions on the DAF Form 709, Promotion
Recommendation for Regular Air Force (RegAF) and Air Reserve Component (ARC) members, and
implements guidance on: Airman Leadership Qualities (ALQ) based performance reports for RegAF and
ARC members; mandatory performance statements for housing oversight; authorizations for
Commandants of the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy (SNCOA) and Noncommissioned
Officer Academy (NCOA) to serve as final evaluators; stratification in officer performance reports; and
prescribes AF Form 715, Officer Performance Brief for RegAF and ARC Officers only. This instruction
applies to uniformed members of the USSF, the RegAF, the Air Force Reserve (AFR), and the Air
National Guard (ANG).
Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained
in accordance with AFI 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and
disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule located in the Air Force
Records Management System.
The authorities to waive wing, unit, delta, or space base delta-level requirements in this
publication are identified with a Tier (T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3) number following the compliance
statement. See DAFMAN 90-161, Publishing Processes and Procedures, Table A10.1, 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 AFPC/DP3SP for non-tiered compliance items.
