BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
INSTRUCTION 36-2608
16 APRIL 2021
Incorporating Change 1, 28 September 2022
Certified Current 28 September 2022
Personnel
MILITARY PERSONNEL RECORDS
SYSTEMS
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 Certified by: SAF/MR
Supersedes: AFI36-2608, 26 October 2015 Pages: 136
This instruction implements the Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) 36-26,
Total Force Development and Management, and is consistent with Department of Defense
Instruction (DoDI) 1336.08, Military Human Resource Records Life Cycle Management. It applies
to Department of the Air Force (DAF) civilian employees and uniformed members of the Regular
Air Force (RegAF), United States Space Force (USSF), Air Force Reserve (AFR) and Air National
Guard (ANG). (Note: All reference to US Air Force-specific terminology also applies to the
DAF, including the USSF, or to the USSF equivalent, as appropriate. For example, references to
Airmen also apply to Guardians. Air Staff roles and responsibilities also apply to the equivalent
Office of the Chief of Space Operations (informally referred to Space Staff) office. Space Force
field commands should refer all policy and procedure questions to the equivalent Space Staff
office.) This instruction requires the collection and maintenance of information protected by the
Privacy Act of 1974 authorized by Title 10 United States Code (USC) Section 9013, Secretary of
the Air Force, and Executive Order (EO) 9397, Numbering System for Federal Accounts Relating
to Individual Persons. The applicable System of Records Notice, F036 AF PC C, Military
Personnel Records System, is available at https://dpcld.defense.gov/privacy/SORNS.aspx.
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 (AFRIMS). Refer recommended changes
and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR), using DAF
