BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND
INSTRUCTION 36-2602
13 OCTOBER 2022
Personnel
MAINTENANCE WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (MWDP)
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: This publication is 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: USAF/HQ AFMC/A4PT Certified by: AFMC/A4P
(Andrea A. Truman)
Supersedes: AFMCI 36-2602, 17 November 2017 Pages: 16
This instruction implements DAFI36-2670, Total Force Development, and is consistent with
DAFMAN 36-203, Staffing Civilian Positions, and the DoD Logistics Human Capital Strategy
(HCS). This instruction outlines the guidance and objectives for a Maintenance Workforce
Development Program (MWDP) and was developed for the Air Force Materiel Command
(AFMC) Depot Maintenance community. Other AFMC maintenance organizations may adopt this
program. This instruction applies to AFMC Regular Air Force, AFMC civilian personnel, and
those with a contractual obligation to abide by the terms of its issuance. This instruction does not
apply to the Air National Guard (ANG) or US Space Force (USSF). This instruction requires
collecting and maintaining information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974. System of Records
Notices F033 AF B, Privacy Act Request File, and F036 AF PC Q, Personnel Data Systems, apply
and can be found on the Defense Privacy and Civil Liberties Division website. The authority to
collect and maintain the data prescribed in this instruction is 10 U.S.C. 9013, Secretary of the Air
Force. Privacy Act statements required by Air Force Policy Directive 33-3, Information
Management, are in the body of each form or document, or in a separate statement accompanying
each document. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of
Primary Responsibility (OPR) using DAF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication;
route DAF 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,
unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number
following the compliance statement. Submit requests for waivers, using DAF Form 679,
Department of the Air Force Publication Compliance Item Waiver Request/Approval, through the
