Chapter 2: Eligibility, Ineligibility, and Appointment Guidelines
Table 2.2 Conditions That Make Applicants Ineligible for Appointment.
| Item | Applicants are ineligible for appointment when one of the following conditions exist (See note 1). |
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| 1 | Questionable moral character, history of antisocial behavior, alcoholism, frequent difficulties with law enforcement agencies, history of psychotic disorders, transsexualism and other gender identity disorders, exhibitionism, transvestitism, voyeurism and other paraphilias. |
| 2 | Moral disqualification (convicted or adversely adjudicated of offenses as indicated in AFI 36-2002, Attachment 3) or involvement with narcotics or illegal drugs. |
| 3 | Appointment is not clearly consistent with interest of national security under AFI31-501 as determined by the appointing authority after completion of the minimum investigation (not waiverable). |
| 4 | Conscientious objector or person with personal beliefs or convictions that preclude unrestricted assignments (See note 11). |
| 5 | On AD in another uniformed service (See note 3). |
| 6 | Under restraint imposed by civil or criminal court or subject of a subpoena ordering attendance on some specified future date (includes those relieved from restraint on the condition of appointment). (See definition at Attachment 1) |
| 7 | Member of the Reserve force of another uniformed service (See note 4) |
| 8 | Persons enrolled in training or instruction leading to a commission in any of the uniformed services, including the Merchant Marine. |
| 9 | Disenrolled from an officer training program as defined in AFI36-2012 |
| 10 | Previously applied for appointment but was not selected, or was selected for appointment but declined acceptance (See note 5). |
| 11 | Not available for AD 30 calendar days from the date of acceptance of appointment when appointment depends on immediate entry on AD |
| 12 | Not available for AD 30 calendar days from the date of the order calling the person to active duty in time of war or national emergency declared by the President or the Congress or when otherwise authorized by law (See note 6) |
| 13 | Cannot qualify for retirement under Title 10, U.S.C., Section 8911 (AD retirement) or Section 12731 (Reserve retirement), before or on removal from an active status, unless the person acknowledges in writing that retention for retirement is not possible (See note 7). |
| 14 | On the retired roll of any of the uniformed services. EXCEPTION: Retired RegAF officers seeking appointment with the ANG or AFR are eligible for appointment (See note 6). |
| 15 | Discharged with other than an honorable discharge certificate or with other than "Honorable"on DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge From AD, or DD Form 215, Correction to DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge From Active Duty. |
| 16 | Released from AD or discharged for failure to meet acceptable standards of conduct or duty performance, unsuitability, misconduct, personal abuse of drugs, for the good of the service, for security reasons or court-martial convictions. |
| 17 | Discharged for failure to meet minimum Reserve participation requirements. |
| 18 | Discharged for physical disability. |
| 19 | Discharged for hardship reasons. |
| 20 | Discharged for failure to respond to official correspondence |
| 21 | Eliminated from the Inactive Status List Reserve Section (ISLRS). |
| 22 | Dropped from the rolls of any uniformed service because of confinement to a state or federal penitentiary or correctional institution, or due to absence without authority for 3 months. |
| 23 | Received severance pay, or separation pay, or readjustment pay, or Voluntary Separation Incentive(VSI) or Special Separation Benefit (SSB) pay when released from AD or discharged from any uniformed service (See note 8) |
| 24 | Resigned in lieu of court-martial, reclassification, elimination, or any form of corrective or disciplinary action. |
| 25 | Nonselection for promotion for the second time (regardless of selection for continuation on AD); or after initial continuation on AD, not subsequently continued due to nonselection or declination (See note 9) |
| 26 | An officer whose name has been removed from the recommended list under Title 10, U.S.C., Sections 629 or 14310 |
| 27 | Regular officer resigned with more than 18 years of AD. EXCEPTION: RegAF officers applying for appointment with the ANG or AFR are eligible for appointment, no waiver required |
| 28 | DELETED |
| 29 | Retired as a RegAF officer. EXCEPTION: Retired RegAF officers applying for appointment with the ANG or AFR are eligible for appointment (See note 6). |
| 30 | Not in the best interest of the Air Force to grant a commission |
| 31 | There are no dependency restrictions for AFROTC cadets or OTS OTs. If cadet/OT has a dependent incapable of self-care and is single, divorced, separated, or married to a military spouse, an approved Family Care Plan completed IAW AFI 36-2908, Family Care Plans, is required before commissioning. |
| 32 | Has been twice nonselected for appointment as a MSC, if application is for EAD appointment in the MSC (See note 5). |
Notes:
- Refer to paragraph 2.3. for waiver procedures.
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- A commissioned officer may establish eligibility by obtaining a conditional release from the parent uniformed service according to AFI36-2004, Interservice Transfer of Officers on the Active Duty List to the United States Air Force(USAF).
- A member may establish eligibility by obtaining a conditional release from the parent service unless the member is on AD or under orders to report for AD.
- An individual is not eligible to reapply for 12 months from the date notified of nonselection or the date the individual declined the appointment. This restriction does not apply to persons applying for appointment or reappointment for judge advocate duties or designation as a judge advocate. This restriction also does not apply to persons who wish to affiliate with the Air Force Reserve after declining to execute the oath of office because they did not want to accept AD assignments offered them.
- This applies for appointment based on ANG or USAFR requirements but not for appointment for immediate entry on AD with the United States Air Force. *7. Each commissioned officer whose Reserve grade is brigadier general or below (except an officer covered by Title 10, U.S.C., Section 14512) and has not been selected for promotion to the grade of major general, must be separated on the last day of the month the officer becomes age 60 (Title 10, U.S.C., Section 14510). A Reserve officer in the grade of colonel, unless continued on the Reserve Active Status List (RASL) under Title 10, U.S.C., Section 14701 or 14702, and who is not on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the next higher grade shall be removed from that list on the first day of the month after the month in which the officer completes 30 years of commissioned service (Title 10, U.S.C., Section 14507(b)). A Reserve officer in the grade of lieutenant colonel, unless continued on the RASL under Title 10 U.S.C., Section 14701 or 14702 or retained as provided in Title 10 U.S.C., Section 12646 or 12686, and who is not on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the next higher grade shall be removed from the list on the first day of the month after the month in which the officer completes 28 years of commissioned service (Title 10 U.S.C., Section 14507(a)). A Reserve officer in the grade of major, unless retained as provided in Title 10, U.S.C., Sections 12646, 12686, 14701, or 14702, who has failed of selection to the next higher grade for the second time and whose name is not on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the next higher grade shall be removed from that list on the first day of the month after the month in which the officer completes 20 years of commissioned service (Title 10, U.S.C., Section 14506). A Reserve officer in the grade of captain, unless retained as provided in Title 10, U.S.C., Section 12646 or 12686, who has failed selection for promotion to the next higher grade for the second time and whose name is not on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the next higher grade and who has not been selected for continuation on the RASL under Title 10, U.S.C., Section 14701, shall be separated not later than the first day of the seventh month after the month in which the President approves the report of the board which considered the officer for the second time (Title 10, U.S.C., Section 14705). A Reserve officer in the grade of first lieutenant who has failed selection for promotion to the next higher grade for the second time and whose name is not on a list of officers recommended for promotion to the next higher grade shall be separated not later than the first day of the seventh month after the month in which the President approves the report of the board which considered the officer for the second time (Title 10, U.S.C., Section 14504). The SAF may, with the officer’s consent, retain in an active status any Reserve officer of the Air Force designated as a Medical Corps (MC), Dental Corps (DC), Nurse Corps (NC),Medical Service Corps (MSC), Biomedical Sciences Corps (BSC), or Chaplain, until he or she becomes age 68 (Title 10, U.S.C., Section 14703). Retain an officer in an active status under Section 14703 only to fill a mission-based requirement.
- EXCEPTION. VSI and SSB Program officers and officers involuntarily separated from AD due to reduction in force are eligible for appointment in the ResAF, if separating from AD effective 1 February 1992 through 30 September 1999; however, they are not eligible for any future voluntary entry on EAD under AFI36-2008. VSI/SSB officers who continue participation in the Selected Reserve remain eligible to apply for statutory tours under AFI36-2116, Extended Active Duty for Reserve Component Officers.
- Reserve officers of other uniformed services who apply for appointment under paragraph 2.6. and former officers who held an aeronautical rating who apply for appointment under paragraph 2.7. are ineligible if they have been nonselected for promotion for the first time.
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*11. Request for religious accommodation by any pre-accession applicant will not be granted. Instead, applicants will be briefed on the Air Force policy and procedures for seeking religious accommodation once they become members. Specifically, applicants will be briefed that every Airman has the right to request religious accommodation once they have been accessed into the Air Force. Religious accommodation requests are handled on a case-by-case basis at each assignment throughout the Airman's career. As such, a religious accommodation may be granted at one assignment but denied at another assignment. Every request will be fully considered by the appropriate authority; however, if the request is denied the Airman will be required to comply with Air Force standards. Following the briefing, the applicant's acknowledgment of the Air Force policy regarding religious accommodation requests will be recorded and maintained as part of the accession application.