AFI48-133 — Duty Limiting Conditions

AFI48-133 governs medical profiling, duty and mobility restrictions, and medical deployability processes.

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  • Publication number: AFI48-133
  • Title: DUTY LIMITING CONDITIONS
  • Date: 2020-08-07

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It addresses the Physical Profile System, duty limitations, Airman availability management, and Airmen medical readiness optimization. It requires records created under its processes to be maintained and disposed of under specified Air Force records rules.

Applies to: This publication applies to all civilian employees and uniformed members of the Regular Air Force (RegAF), Air National Guard (ANG), Air Force Reserve (AFR).

Topics covered

  • Medical profiling
  • Physical Profile System
  • Duty limitations
  • Mobility restrictions
  • Pregnancy-related duty limitations
  • Airmen medical readiness optimization

Questions and answers

How must records created under AFI48-133 be handled?

Ensure all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force Instruction (AFI) 33-322, Records Management and Information Governance Program, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records Disposition Schedule located in the Air Force Records Information Management System.

How are waiver authorities identified in AFI48-133?

The authorities to waive wing/unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier (“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement.

Where must requests for waivers be 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.

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