BY ORDER OF THE
CHIEF, NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU
AIR NATIONAL GUARD INSTRUCTION
36-2501
24 JANUARY 2013
PERSONNEL
GENERAL OFFICER FEDERAL
RECOGNITION BOARDS FOR GENERAL
OFFICER APPOINTMENT OR PROMOTION
IN THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
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OPR: NGB-GO
Supersedes: NGR (AF) 36-1, 8 March 1993
Certified by: NGB-GO
(Lt Col Sonja M. Lucas)
Pages: 20
This instruction prescribes the authority and provides guidance for appointment and composition
of Federal Recognition Boards (FRB) of general officers in the Air National Guard (ANG). It
outlines the procedures for conducting such boards to determine the qualifications of individuals
recommended for appointment or promotion in the ANG and as a Reserve of the Air Force and
provides for the extension of temporary federal recognition. It implements appropriate
provisions of title 10 U.S.C., Chapter 1205 and 1405 and title 32 U.S.C., Chapter 3, The Reserve
Officer Personnel Management Act (ROPMA), DoD Instructions 1310.02, 1320.12, 1320.14,
AFI 36-2501, and AFI 36-2504 as applicable to the Air National Guard, AFI 90-301, ANGI 36-
2001 and ANGI 36-2005. Requests for changes to this instruction must be sent to NGB-GO,
1411 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA, 22202-3231. Copies of state supplements to this
instruction must be sent for approval to NGB-GO. Ensure that all records created as a result of
processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with AFMAN 33-363,
Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition
Schedule (RDS) located at https://www.my.af.mil/gcss-AF61a/afrims/afrims/.
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
This instruction is a complete revision of NGR (AF) 36-1, and incorporates significant statutory
changes as a result of National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2007 and Adverse
Information Internal Review, as well as policy changes directed by the Secretary of the Air
Force, in order to enhance general officer promotion board processes for members of the ANG.
