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AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36-2406 6 AUGUST 2024

Personnel OFFICER AND ENLISTED EVALUATIONS SYSTEMS

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OPR: AFPC Supersedes: DAFI36-2406, 4 August 2023

Certified by: SAF/MR Pages: 289

This publication implements Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) 36-24, Military Evaluations. It provides guidance and procedures for implementing the United States Air Force (USAF) Officer and Enlisted Evaluations Systems. It also describes how to prepare, submit, and manage forms. This instruction has been developed in collaboration between the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services (AF/A1); Chief of the Air Force Reserve (AF/RE); and the Director of the Air National Guard (NGB/CF). This publication applies to the Regular Air Force (RegAF), Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard; it does not apply to the United States Space Force (USSF). This instruction requires the collection and or maintenance of information protected by the Privacy Act of 1974 authorized by Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5400.11, DoD Privacy and Civil Liberties Program. The applicable SORN F036 AF PC A, Effectiveness/Performance Reporting Systems and F036 AFPC T, Officer Performance Report (OPR)/Enlisted Performance Report (EPR) Appeal Case Files are available at . Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to Air Force Instruction (AFI) 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 using the Department of the Air Force (DAF) Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route DAF Forms 847 from the field through Air Force Personnel Center Promotions, Evaluations and Recognitions Policy Branch (AFPC/DP3SP), 550 C, JBSARandolph, TX 78150 or afpc.dp3sp.workflow@us.af.mil. Field agencies (i.e., major command [MAJCOM], numbered Air Force [NAF], Wing, field operating agency [FOA], etc.) will not

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publish supplements that change basic policies and procedures or merely duplicate the text of these instructions. Supplements initiated at the major command (MAJCOM) level or below require Military Force Policy Division (AF/A1PP), and AFPC/DP3SP approval before publication. Send published copies of approved supplements to AF/A1PP, AFPC/DP3SP, and Air Reserve Personnel Center Promotion Board Secretariat (ARPC/PB). Field agencies must get AFPC/DP3SP and Promotions and Evaluations Policy Branch (AF/A1PPP) approval before using a locally created version of the DAF and Air Force (AF) Forms prescribed by this instruction. The authorities to waive wing or unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier ("T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3") number following the compliance statement. See Department of the Air Force Manual 90161, Publishing Processes and Procedures, 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; for non-tiered items AFPC/DP3SP is the approval authority.

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

This rewrite has been significantly modified and must be reviewed in its entirety. It (1) implements the use of Airman Leadership Qualities (ALQs) evaluations for all RegAF and Air Reserve Component (ARC) enlisted grades; (2) changes MSgt and SMSgt stratifications for RegAF and ARC; (3) defines accounting date, ALQ evaluations, officer performance brief, and enlisted performance brief in the "Terms" section; (4) updates terminology of "vice commander" to "deputy commander"; (5) provides clarification on promotion recommendation forms (PRF) for colonels; (6) corrects Table 8.3, "Senior Rater "Definitely Promote" Allocation Rate Table ? Active Duty List Officers"; (7) updates the format of letters of evaluation (LOE) to performance statement format; (8) lowers the higher level reviewer (HLR) for captains and lieutenants; (9) updates rater and HLR requirements for military treatment facility (MTF) directors/market directors; and (10) makes administrative changes/updates throughout the instruction. Additionally, this re-write removes guidance for the United States Space Force.

Chapter 1--GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

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1.1. Purpose. ...................................................................................................................

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1.2. Forms - Purpose and Utilization. .............................................................................

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1.3. General Guidelines. ................................................................................................. 10

1.4. Preparing and Processing Evaluations. .................................................................... 11

1.5. Evaluator Requirements........................................................................................... 18

1.6. Roles and Responsibilities. ...................................................................................... 20

1.7. Rating Chain Deviations and Evaluator Changes. ................................................... 27

1.8. Evaluator's Mandatory Considerations.................................................................... 29

1.9. Mandatory Comments.............................................................................................. 33

1.10. Disagreements.......................................................................................................... 34

1.11. Referral Evaluations. ............................................................................................... 34

1.12. General Prohibited Evaluator Considerations and Comments. ................................ 40

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1.13. Policy Deviations and Waiver Requests. ................................................................. 44 1.14. Missing, Late and Removed Performance Evaluations. .......................................... 44 1.15. Wartime or National Emergency Provisions. .......................................................... 46 Figure 1.1. Example Referral Memorandum.............................................................................. 47 Figure 1.2. Example Referral Memorandum (Continued). ........................................................ 48 Table 1.1. Mailing Addresses for Correspondence. .................................................................. 49 Table 1.2. Missing and Late Evaluations (See Notes 1, 2, and 3). ........................................... 52

Chapter 2--PERFORMANCE FEEDBACK PROCESS

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2.1. Purpose. ................................................................................................................... 53

2.2. Responsibilities. ....................................................................................................... 53

2.3. Who Requires a Performance Feedback Assessment. ............................................. 54

2.4. Guidance for Conducting Performance Feedback Sessions. ................................... 54

2.5. When to Conduct Documented Performance Feedback Sessions............................ 54

2.6. The Performance Feedback Assessment Notice. ..................................................... 55

2.7. Performance Feedback Assessment Forms.............................................................. 55

2.8. Preparing the Performance Feedback Assessment................................................... 56

2.9. Disposition and Access. ........................................................................................... 56

2.10. Failure to Conduct or Document a Performance Feedback Assessment. ................ 56

2.11. Tracking Performance Feedback Assessments. ....................................................... 56

Table 2.1. Performance Feedback Assessment Requirements. ................................................. 57

Table 2.2. Preparing AF Form 931, Airman Comprehensive Assessment (AB thru TSgt). ..... 58

Table 2.3. Preparing AF Form 932, Airman Comprehensive Assessment (MSgt ? CMSgt). .. 62

Table 2.4. Preparing AF Form 724, Airman Comprehensive Assessment (Lt thru Col). ......... 66

Table 2.5. Preparing AF Form 724-A, Airman Comprehensive Assessment Addendum. ....... 68

Chapter 3--OFFICER PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS/OFFICER ALQ

EVALUATIONS

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3.1. General Guidelines. ................................................................................................. 69

3.2. Purpose. ................................................................................................................... 69

3.3. Who Requires an Officer ALQ Evaluation.............................................................. 69

3.4. Who is Not Authorized an Officer ALQ Evaluation. .............................................. 71

3.5. When to Submit an Officer ALQ Evaluation ? Officer Performance Brief (OPB). 71

3.6. Annual Reports. ....................................................................................................... 71

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3.7. Change of Reporting Official Reports (including emergencies or no-notice departures). .............................................................................................................. 72

3.8. Directed by HAF, NGB, or Commander (MAJCOM, wing, group, or squadron, as appropriate).......................................................................................................... 72

3.9. 365-day Extended Deployment Officer ALQ Evaluations. ..................................... 73 3.10. "FROM" Dates. ....................................................................................................... 75 3.11. "THRU" Dates. ........................................................................................................ 76 3.12. Number of Days of Supervision. ............................................................................. 76 3.13. Performance Feedback Assessment. ........................................................................ 77 3.14. Higher Level Reviewer. ........................................................................................... 77 3.15. Stratifications. .......................................................................................................... 78 3.16. Unauthorized Evaluator Considerations and Comments. ........................................ 83 3.17. Extensions of Close-out Dates. ................................................................................ 86 3.18. Ratee's Acknowledgement. ..................................................................................... 86 Table 3.1. Instructions for Preparing an Officer ALQ Evaluation (Output Product)................ 87 Table 3.2. When to Prepare Officer Evaluations (Lieutenant thru Colonel)............................. 100 Table 3.3. Static Close-out Date Chart for Officers.................................................................. 101 Table 3.4. Accounting Dates for Static Close-out Date Evaluations. ....................................... 101 Table 3.5. Summary of Authorized Stratification Peer Groups. ............................................... 102

Chapter 4--ENLISTED ALQ EVALUATIONS/ENLISTED PERFORMANCE BRIEFS

(EPBS)

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4.1. General Guidelines. ................................................................................................. 105

4.2. Enlisted Evaluation Forms. ...................................................................................... 105

4.3. When to Accomplish an Enlisted Evaluation. ......................................................... 105

4.4. Evaluations not Authorized...................................................................................... 106

4.5. When to Submit an Enlisted Evaluation. ................................................................. 107

4.6. "FROM" Dates. ....................................................................................................... 107

4.7. "THRU" Dates. ........................................................................................................ 107

4.8. Number of Days of Supervision. ............................................................................. 110

4.9. Completing Evaluations........................................................................................... 110

4.10. Promotion Time-In-Grade (TIG)/Time-In-Service (TIS) eligibility (AB - TSgt only). ........................................................................................................................ 110

4.11. Time-In-Grade (TIG)/Senior Rater Stratification/Endorsement Eligibility (MSgt ? SMSgt only). ......................................................................................................... 110

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4.12. Higher Level Reviewers and Single Evaluators. ..................................................... 114 4.13. Higher Level Reviewer Responsibilities. ................................................................ 116 4.14. Performance Feedback Assessment. ........................................................................ 116 4.15. Authorized Evaluator Considerations and Comments. ............................................ 117 4.16. Inappropriate Comments Referring to Separation/Retirement, Civilian

Employment, and Professional Military Education. ................................................ 117 4.17. Ratee's Acknowledgement. ..................................................................................... 118 4.18. (RegAF Only) Forced Distribution (SrA ? TSgt only). ........................................... 119 Table 4.1. Enlisted Forced Distribution Panel Scale. ............................................................... 127 Table 4.2. When to Submit Enlisted Evaluations for RegAF, Active Guard Reserve, and

Stat Tour. ................................................................................................................. 127 Table 4.3. When to submit Enlisted Evaluations for ARC Non-AGR...................................... 130 Table 4.4. Static Close-out Date Chart for RegAF, Active Guard Reserve, and Stat Tour. ..... 131 Table 4.5. Static Close-out Date Chart for ARC Non-AGR. .................................................... 131 Table 4.6. Accounting Dates for Static Close-out Date Evaluations. ....................................... 131 Table 4.7. (RegAF Only) Forced Distribution Allocation Table (SrA). ................................... 132 Table 4.8. (RegAF Only) Forced Distribution Allocation Table (SSgt and TSgt). .................. 133 Table 4.9. Instructions for Preparing an Enlisted ALQ Evaluation (Output Product). ............. 134 Table 4.10. (RegAF and AFR only) MSgt Stratifications. ......................................................... 150 Table 4.11. SMSgt Stratifications (RegAF and AFR only). ....................................................... 150 Table 4.12. Time-in-Grade (TIG) Senior Rater Eligibility Chart. .............................................. 151 Table 4.13. The United States Air Force Band (3N2X1) and The United States Air Force

Academy Band (3N3X1) Direct Reporting from Basic Military Training and Promotion to TSgt.................................................................................................... 153

Chapter 5--DAF FORM 77, LETTER OF EVALUATION

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5.1. Purpose. ................................................................................................................... 154

5.2. Types of LOEs. ........................................................................................................ 154

5.3. Who Can Prepare. .................................................................................................... 156

5.4. Administrative Practices. ......................................................................................... 157

5.5. Completing DAF Form 77, Letter of Evaluation. .................................................... 157

5.6. Routing, Updating and Disposition Responsibilities. .............................................. 157

5.7. MPF, CSS/HR Specialist, and PERSCO Team Responsibilities. ............................ 158

Table 5.1. Instructions for Completing the DAF Form 77, Letter of Evaluation (See Note 5). 160

Table 5.2. When to submit a Letter of Evaluation. ................................................................... 167

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