BY ORDER OF THE
SUPERINTENDENT
HQ UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
ACADEMY MANUAL 36-3526
7 DECEMBER 2022
Personnel
USAFA MANUAL 36-3526
DEVELOPING LEADERS OF
CHARACTER AT USAFA
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: This publication is 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/AC Certified by: HQ USAFA/AC
(Colonel Kurt Wendt)
Supersedes: USAFAPAM36-3527, 24 September 2018 Pages: 42
This Manual implements Air Force Policy Directive 36-35, United States Air Force Academy
(USAFA), and describes the purpose and structure of the Leader of Character (LoC) Framework.
The LoC Framework is the overarching doctrinal framework for leader development at USAFA.
The guidance applies to all USAFA personnel, including civilian employees and uniformed
members of the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve, the Air National Guard, the United
States Space Forces, all DAF civilian employees, and those with a contractual obligation to abide
by the terms of DAF issuances.
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. Refer recommended changes and questions
about this publication to the Office of Primary Responsibility (OPR) using Department of the Air
Force (DAF) Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route DAF Forms 847 from
the field through the appropriate functional chain of command. This publication may be
supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be routed to the OPR of this publication for
coordination prior to certification and approval.
Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the publication OPR for non-tiered
compliance items.
