BY ORDER OF THE
DIRECTOR AIR NATIONAL GUARD
AIR NATIONAL GUARD INSTRUCTION
36-101
21 APRIL 2022
Personnel
AIR NATIONAL GUARD ACTIVE
GUARD AND RESERVE (AGR)
PROGRAM
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on e-publishing website at
http://www.e-publishing.af.mil
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: NGB/A1PP Certified by: NGB/A1P
(Col Lisa Kirk)
Supersedes: ANGI36-101, 3 June 2010 Pages: 87
This instruction implements Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1205.18, Full-Time
Support (FTS) to the Reserve Components. It applies to Air National Guard (ANG) Airmen serving
in Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) status under Title 32 United States Code (USC) Section
502(f), Required Drills and Field Exercises. The primary purpose of this instruction is to identify
responsibilities for the Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) program and prescribe policy and
procedures for administering and managing AGR personnel including eligibility criteria, selection
and accession processes, utilization, retention, separation and retirement processes, resources,
controlled grades, and waiver processes. Chapter 13, paragraphs 13.1, 13.2, and 13.3 apply to
Airmen serving in AGR status under 10 USC § 12310 (ANG Statutory Tour) pursuant to 12301(d)
and prescribes policy for respective resources, accountability, funding, and controlled grades. Air
National Guard Instruction (ANGI) 36-6, ANG Statutory Tour Program Policies and Procedures,
is the primary source of information pertaining to the ANG Statutory Tour program. Any
supplements to this instruction will be forwarded to NGB/A1P for review and approval. Refer
recommended changes and questions about this publication to NGB/A1P using AF Form 847,
Recommendation for Change of Publication; the AF Form 847 will be routed from the base level
to the Military Personnel Management Officer (MPMO) at Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) who
will, in turn, submit the form to NGB/A1PP. NGB/A1PP is the waiver authority for all non-tiered
requirements contained in this publication not identified as (T-0). All requests for waivers must be
annotated on an AF Form 679 and sent to NGB/A1PP for review. Ensure all records created as a
result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force
Instruction (AFI) 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and
