BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MANUAL 36-2604
7 OCTOBER 2022
Personnel
SERVICE DATES AND
DATES OF RANK
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and 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/A1PT Certified by: SAF/MR
Supersedes: AFMAN36-2604, 28 December 2018 Pages: 37
This manual implements Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) 36-26, Total
Force Development and Management and is consistent with Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD)
36-20, Recruiting Programs and Accession of Air Force Military Personnel, and AFPD 36-30,
Military Entitlements. This manual explains how to compute service dates and dates of rank and
establishes who computes, records, reports, and corrects them in accordance with Department of
Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1310.01, Rank and Seniority of Commissioned Officers. This manual
applies to the uniformed members of the Regular Air Force (RegAF), United States Space Force
(USSF), Air National Guard (ANG), and Air Force Reserve (AFR). In collaboration with the
Chief of Air Force Reserve (AF/RE), the Director of the Air National Guard (NGB/CF), and the
Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital (SF/S1), the Deputy Chief of Staff for
Manpower, Personnel, and Services (AF/A1) develops personnel policy for military accession
policy. This manual may be supplemented at any level; all major or field command-level
supplements must be approved by the Human Resource Management Strategic Board prior to
certification and approval. Refer recommended changes and questions about this manual to the
office of primary responsibility using Department of the Air Force Form (DAF) 847,
Recommendation for Change of Publication; route DAF Forms 847 from the field through the
appropriate functional chain of command. 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.
This manual requires the collection and or maintenance of information protected by the 5 United
States Code (USC) § 552a, The Privacy Act of 1974, authorized by Department of Defense
