BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
COMMAND
AETC INSTRUCTION 36-2601
11 JANUARY 2023
Personnel
INSTRUCTOR AND MASTER
INSTRUCTOR BADGING PROGRAM
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: HQ AETC/A3KP Certified by: HQ AETC/A3K
(Col John C. Stallworth)
Supersedes: AETCI36-2901, 16 August 2018 Pages: 5
This instruction implements DAFPD 36-26, Total Force Development and Management, and is
consistent with DAFPD 36-28, Awards Program, AFPD 36-21, Utilization and Classification of
Military Personnel, and AFPD 36-29, Military Standards. It establishes AETC instructor and
master instructor badging program guidelines; and eligibility criteria for the award and retention
of the AETC instructor and master instructor badges. This publication applies to all AETC civilian
employees and uniformed members of the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, the Air
National Guard, and the United States Space Force assigned as AETC instructors. Ensure all
records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to 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. Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the
OPR using the 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, delta or
garrison level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (T-3) number following
the compliance statement. Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the
appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the publication OPR for non-tiered
compliance items. See DAFMAN 90-161, Publishing Processes and Procedures, Table A10.1 for
a description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers.
