AFI10-3503 — Personnel Parachute Program

AFI10-3503 governs the authority, administration, qualifications, requirements, and procedures of the USAF Personnel Parachute Program.

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  • Publication number: AFI10-3503
  • Title: PERSONNEL PARACHUTE PROGRAM
  • Date: 2020-09-23

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It addresses deliberate personnel parachute missions, training, support, administration, permanent parachute positions, jump-inherent career field personnel, and jump reporting. The instruction requires compliance with Attachments 2, 5, and 6 and establishes waiver submission procedures.

Applies to: This publication applies to all regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and Department of the Air Force civilian personnel involved in deliberate personnel parachute missions, training, support, or administration.

Topics covered

  • Personnel parachute missions
  • Parachute qualifications
  • Premeditated personnel parachuting
  • Permanent parachute positions
  • Jump-inherent career fields
  • Parachutist course attendance
  • Individual jump reporting

Questions and answers

What does AFI10-3503 require for compliance with its attachments?

Compliance with the attachments 2, 5, and 6 in this publication is mandatory.

How are waiver requests under AFI10-3503 submitted?

Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items.

What records requirements does AFI10-3503 establish?

Ensure all records generated as a result of processes prescribed in this publication adhere to 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.

Can test organizations deviate from AFI10-3503?

Operators functioning under the purview of a chartered test organization may deviate from the contents of this instruction as outlined in individually approved test plans required for test and evaluation purposes.

What AFSCs are identified as static-line inherent?

S/L inherent Air Force specialties are 19ZXB and 1Z3XX.

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