BY ORDER OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT
HQ UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
ACADEMY INSTRUCTION 36-3539
2 DECEMBER 2020
Personnel
THE USAF ACADEMY CADET
EXEMPLAR PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are 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: USAFA/CWVV
Certified by: USAFA/CWD
(Lt Col Angela J. Henderson)
Pages: 6
This new instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-35, United States Air
Force Academy and defines the roles and responsibilities and outlines the administration of the
USAFA Cadet Exemplar Program. This instruction applies to all United States Air Force
Academy (USAFA) personnel. This publication does not apply to Air Force Reserve Command
(AFRC) units or the Air National Guard (ANG). Refer recommended changes and questions
about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using Air Force (AF) Form
847, Recommendation for Change of Publication. The authorities to waive requirements in this
publication are identified with a Tier 3 (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. The waiver authority for non-tiered requirements in
this publication is the (USAFA/CC). Ensure all records generated as a result of processes
prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction 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.
1. Program Intent. The cadet exemplar program is both a leadership development and heritage
education program. It is designed to provide a role model—in the form of an aerospace leader of
the past—for cadets of each class to emulate. It is also meant to instill pride and provide a
connection to our Nation’s Air Force heritage. As this instruction outlines below, each cadet
class will form an exemplar committee, nominate and select an exemplar, and then maintain their
