BY ORDER OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT
HQ UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
ACADEMY INSTRUCTION 36-2005
27 OCTOBER 2017
Personnel
READMISSION OF FORMER USAF
ACADEMY CADETS
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 releasibility restrictions on this publication.
OPR: HQ USAFA/RRS
Supersedes: USAFAI 36-2005, 27
September 2012
Certified by: USAFA/RRD
(Mr. Phillip D. Prosseda)
Pages: 7
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-20, Accession of Air Force
Military Personnel. This publication establishes the readmission requirements and procedures of
former United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) cadets who were administratively separated
for certain specified reasons. It applies to all 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 36-360, 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 HQ
USAFA/RR. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this
publication are maintained in accordance with (IAW) Air Force Manual (AFMAN) 33-363,
Management of Records, and disposed of IAW the Air Force Records Information Management
System (AFRIMS) Records Disposition Schedule (RDS).
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This instruction changes the process by which cadets who disenrolled prior to completing their
first year of academics (spring semester) are considered for readmission. Specifically, these
former cadets must compete with the incoming class for admission and if approved for
Certified current, 27 May 2021