BY ORDER OF THE COMMANDER
UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN
EUROPE
UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE
INSTRUCTION 36-401
8 OCTOBER 2014
Personnel
INSTALLATION COMMANDERS AND
SCHOOL LIAISON OFFICERS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
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There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: HQ USAFE/A1SAS
Supersedes: USAFEI36-401,
30 September 2014
Certified by: HQ USAFE/A1S
(Mr. William Wilson)
Pages: 14
This United States Air Force in Europe (USAFE) Instruction implements AFPD 36-26, Total
Force Development. It supports policy in AFI 36-3009, Airman & Family Readiness Centers,
Department of Defense (DoD) 1342.6-M, Administrative and Logistic Responsibilities for DoD
Dependents Schools, which requires installations to appoint school liaison officers and to provide
certain logistic and administrative support to schools. It establishes a baseline for services as
outlined in the Air Force School Liaison Officer/Military Child Education Desk Guide which is
designed to ensure consistency and predictability offered at installations AF-wide. It prescribes
and explains the duties of commanders and school liaison officers in discharging the school
support responsibilities established by the Commander, United States Air Forces in Europe
(COMUSAFE). It further covers support responsibilities for School Advisory Committees under
DoDI 1342.15, Educational Advisory Committees and Councils; reporting requirements under
European Command (EUCOM) Instruction (ECI) 1305.01, Overseas Dependents Education in
USEUCOM; and responsibilities under DoD Directive 1015.5, DoD Student Meal Program. It
applies to USAFE commanders and school liaison officers who have DoD Dependents Schools
in their community and who are responsible for students enrolled in the Non DoD Schools
Program (NDSP). It does not apply to Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) or Air National
Guard (ANG) units. 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. Refer
Certified Current on 23 February 2016
