BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
COMMAND
AETC INSTRUCTION 36-2605,
VOLUME 16
15 APRIL 2020
Personnel
FORMAL FLYING TRAINING
ADMINISTRATION AND
MANAGEMENT—GRADUATE
REMOTELY PILOTED AIRCRAFT
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
http://www.e-publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: 19 AF/DOGR
Certified by: 19 AF/DO
(Colonel Gary J. Eilers)
Pages: 19
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-26, Total Force Development,
establishes policy for student administration, conduct and documentation, and provides formal
training management guidance for all remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) graduate training programs.
With the exception of personnel participating in an AETC Total Force Association agreement, this
supplement does not apply to Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) or Air National Guard (ANG)
components. Units will coordinate local supplements to this instruction through the 19 AF
Graduate Training Division prior to publication and forward a copy to this publication’s office of
primary responsibility (OPR) after publication. Submit suggested changes to this instruction to the
OPR on AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication. 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 AFI 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 publication OPR for non-tiered compliance items. This instruction requires the
collection and or maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 authorized by
5 United States Code, Section 552a, as amended; departmental regulations, 37 United States Code;
and Executive Order 9397, Numbering System For Federal Accounts Relating to Individual
Persons, as amended. Ensure all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this
publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, Management
of Records, and disposed of in accordance with Air Force Records Disposition Schedule located
