HQ UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
ACADEMY INSTRUCTION 52-101
11 MAY 2022
Chaplain
USE OF THE CADET CHAPEL
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: HQ USAFA/HCX Certified by: HQ USAFA/HCX
(Ch, Lt Col Chad Montgomery)
Supersedes: USAFAI52-101, 2 June 2011 Pages: 7
This instruction implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 52-1, Chaplain Corps, identifying
those eligible to use the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) Cadet Chapel for weddings,
funerals, memorial services, and other religious activities rites, and sets responsibilities and
procedures for such use. This instruction applies to all USAFA personnel and active duty Air
Force or Space Force personnel stationed in the local area, including Buckley Air Force Base, CO.
This publication does not apply to Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) units and 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. This publication may not be supplemented or further implemented/extended. The
authorities to waive requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier 3 (T-3) number
following the compliance statement. For this publication, the waiver authority is Office of the
Academy Superintendent (HQ USAFA/CC). See Department of the Air Force Instruction (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 command to the appropriate
Tier waiver approval authority. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed
in this publication are maintained in accordance with AFI 33-322, Records Management and
Information Governance Program, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records
Information Management System (AFRIMS) Records Disposition Schedule (RDS).
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This document has been modified to incorporate United States Air Force Academy (USAFA)
Mission Directive 6 – Headquarters Staff, and the HQ USAFA/CC directed the policy of Office
