BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND
AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND
INSTRUCTION 36-2603
28 JANUARY 2021
Personnel
AIR FORCE RESERVE SEASONING
TRAINING PROGRAM (STP)
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on the
e-Publishing web site at www.e-Publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: HQ AFRC/A1K
Supersedes: AFRCI36-2204,
14 March 2017
Certified by: AFRC/A1
(Colonel Harold W. Linnean III)
Pages: 13
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-26, Total Force Development
and Management, by assigning responsibilities and providing guidance and procedures for
managing the Air Force Reserve seasoning training program (STP). It extends the guidance of
Air Force Instruction (AFI) 36-2670, Total Force Development; and Air Force Manual
(AFMAN) 36-2136, Reserve Personnel Participation. It applies to all Air Force Reserve
Command (AFRC) units to include direct reporting and geographically separated units as well as
associate units. This publication does not apply to the Air National Guard. The purpose of this
instruction is to define the AFRC STP and provide guidance on effectively managing this
program. Sections of this instruction will be used as an internal management tool to assist the
AFRC commanders, force support units, finance/resources advisors, and functional managers in
administering the AFRC STP. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed
in this publication are maintained IAW AFI 33-322, Records Management and Information
Governance Program, and disposed of IAW Air Force Records Information Management
System (AFRIMS) Records Disposition Schedule (RDS). 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 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. See 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
