BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
INSTRUCTION 36-3111
31 AUGUST 2021
Personnel
AIR FORCE AID SOCIETY (AFAS)
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and Air Force forms are available for downloading or
ordering on the e-Publishing website at www.e-Publishing.af.mil.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/A1S
Supersedes: AFI36-3111, 15 October 2014
Certified by: SAF/MR
Pages: 10
This Department of the Air Force Instruction (DAFI) implements Air Force Policy Directive
(AFPD) 36-31, Personal Affairs. It details the relationship of the Department of the Air Force
(DAF) and the Air Force Aid Society (AFAS) as the designated military welfare society pursuant
to Title 10 United States Code (USC) Section 2566, Space and Services: Provision to Military
Welfare Societies. In collaboration with the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital,
Chief of the Air Force Reserve, Director of the Air National Guard, and Deputy Chief of Staff for
Manpower, Personnel and Services, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and
Reserve Affairs develops policy for Total Force Human Resource Management. This instruction
applies to all uniformed members of the United States Space Force (USSF), the Regular Air Force
(RegAF), the Air National Guard (ANG), and the Air Force Reserve (AFR), unless otherwise
excepted in paragraphs where explicitly different guidance is provided. Refer recommended
changes and questions about this publication to the office of primary responsibility (OPR), using
Air Force (AF) Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF Forms 847 from
the field through the appropriate functional chain of command. This publication may be
supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be routed to the OPR of this publication for
coordination prior to certification and approval. The authorities to waive wing/Space Force
equivalent/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 DAFI 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. Ensure all records
generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction
