BY ORDER OF HEADQUARTERS OPERATING INSTRUCTION 36-3
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE 21 March 2011
PERSONNEL
HEADQUARTERS AIR FORCE QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL
RECOGNITION PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
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OPR: HAF/ES Certified by: AF/CVA (Lt Gen Richard Y. Newton III)
Supersedes: HOI 36-3, 4 August 2009 Pages: 16
This Instruction implements Air Force Policy directive (AFPD) 36-28, Awards and Decorations
Program. It sets forth eligibility criteria, submission and selection procedures for recognizing
officer, enlisted, and civilian personnel assigned to the Headquarters Air Force (Secretariat and
Air Staff Offices) who have performed their military duties, served their community and had
significant self-improvement either quarterly or annually. Winning any award under this
program does not in itself automatically constitute endorsement or nomination to any other
program. It requires the collection and or maintenance of information protected by the Privacy
Act of 1974. AFI 33-332, Privacy Act Program, sets guidelines for collecting, safeguarding,
maintaining, accessing, amending and disseminating personal data kept in systems of records to
comply with the Privacy Act Program. Attachment 1 lists references, abbreviations, acronyms,
and terms used in this instruction. 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. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in
this publication are maintained in accordance with AFMAN 33-363, Management of Records,
and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule (RDS) located at
https://www.my.af.mil/afrims/afrims/afrims/rims.cfm.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This document is substantially revised and must be completely reviewed. This revision adds
Civilian categories, Category I (GS/GG-1 through GS/GG-8 or equivalent), Category II (GS/GG-
9 through GS/GG-12 or equivalent), and Category III (GS/GG-13 and through GS/GG-15 or
equivalent). Also, it adds the requirement that military members must have a current passing
fitness test at the time of nomination and senior non-commissioned officers (SNCOs) with at
