AFI36-2135 — Joint Officer Management

AFI36-2135 governs joint officer management, including joint qualification, assignments, and promotion objectives.

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  • Publication number: AFI36-2135
  • Title: JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT
  • Date: 2024-11-12

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It addresses joint officer designation, joint qualification levels, standard-joint duty assignments, and joint promotion objectives. It requires specified education, training, experience, assignment durations, and prerequisites for joint qualified officer status.

Applies to: It applies to all Regular Air Force (RegAF), Air National Guard (ANG), and Air Force Reserve (AFR) officers.

Topics covered

  • Joint officer designation
  • Joint qualification levels
  • Standard-joint duty assignments
  • Joint duty assignment credit
  • Joint promotion objectives
  • Professional military education

Questions and answers

What quality force indicators prevent an officer from being nominated for JQO status?

Officers nominated for JQO status must have no quality force indicators to include unfavorable information files, control roster, referral officer performance reports, non-judicial punishment, and/or courts-martial action reflected in their records. (T-0). (paragraph 1)

What must officers complete before nomination to JQO?

Prior to nomination to JQO, officers must have completed Level III requirements, as well as a master’s degree and requisite professional military education. (paragraph 1)

Which officers can be designated as a JQO on the Active Duty List or Reserve Active Status List?

Only officers (RegAF, AFR and ANG) in the grade of major or above will be designated as a JQO on the Active Duty List or Reserve Active Status List. (paragraph 1)

How long are general officers assigned to standard-joint duty assignments?

RegAF, AFR and ANG general officers are assigned for not less than 2 years; all others are to be assigned for not less than 3 years. (paragraph 1)

Do temporary duty periods count toward the minimum for JDA credit?

Temporary Duty periods of over 30 consecutive days away from an officer’s assigned joint organization for service-related duties including pre-command or refresher training, or attendance at JPME courses, are not counted toward the 24-month minimum for JDA credit, unless waived by the joint organization concerned. (paragraph 1)

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