BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
MANUAL 36-2611
12 JANUARY 2021
Personnel
AIR FORCE OBSTACLE COURSE
PROGRAM
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/A3S
Supersedes: AFI36-2202, 7 August 2007
Certified by: AF/A3S
(Col James P. Hughes)
Pages: 55
This publication implements Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) 36-26,
Total Force Development and Management, and is consistent with DAFPD 10-2, Readiness and
Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 36-2905, Air Force Physical Fitness Program. It explains
procedures and establishes requirements and guidelines for the construction, maintenance,
inspection, and use of obstacle courses located on Air Force (AF) installations, or obstacle
courses used by Air Force personnel for official Air Force training. It applies to all civilian
employees and uniformed members of the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve (AFR), and
Air National Guard (ANG) involved in the AF obstacle course program. Ensure all records
created 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. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the
office of primary responsibility (OPR) using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of
Publication. Route AF Forms 847 from the field through the appropriate chain of command. This
publication may be supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be routed to the OPR for
coordination prior to certification and approval. The authorities to waive wing/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 Department of the Air Force Instruction (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. The use of the name or mark of any specific manufacturer, commercial
