BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
INSTRUCTION 36-2619
25 NOVEMBER 2019
Incorporating Change 1, 13 April 2023
Certified Current 13April 2023
Personnel
ACTIVE DUTY OPERATIONAL
SUPPORT (ADOS) – ACTIVE
COMPONENT (AC) MAN-DAY
PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.ePublishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/AIM Certified by: SAF/MR
Supersedes: AFI36-2619, 18 July 2014 Pages: 43
This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-26, Total Force Development
and Management, AFPD 36-29, Military Standards, AFPD 36-30, Military Entitlements and
AFPD 36-81, Total Force (TF) Human Resource Management (HRM) Domain Governance.
The ADOS-AC man-day program is compliance oriented, governed by law, and supports
operational and strategic needs of the Regular AF (RegAF). The term ADOS-AC man-day is used
interchangeably with Military Personnel Appropriation (MPA) in this document. This publication
applies to RegAF, AF Reserve (AFR), and the Air National Guard (ANG). It has been developed
in collaboration with the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services (AF/A1),
the Chief of the Air Force Reserve (AF/RE), and the Director of the Air National Guard (NGB/CF).
This publication may be supplemented at any level; Major Command (MAJCOM)-level
supplements must be approved by the Human Resource Management Strategic Board prior to
certification and approval. This instruction requires the collection and or maintenance of
information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 authorized by 10 USC § 9013, Secretary of the
Air Force, 5 USC § 522a, Records Maintained on Individuals. The applicable System of Records
Notices F0 33 AFRC A, Reserve Participation Management System Records, F036 AF PC Q,
Personnel Data System, and F065 AFRC C, Reserve Order Writing System-Reserves Records, is
available at: http://dpclo.defense.gov/Privacy/SORNs.aspx. Ensure all records created as a
