DAFI36-153 — Civilian Mobility

DAFI36-153 governs civilian mobility programs, assignments, agreements, and involuntary assignments throughout the Department of the Air Force.

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  • Publication number: DAFI36-153
  • Title: CIVILIAN MOBILITY
  • Date: 2023-11-28

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DAFI36-153 covers mobility program types, developmental assignments, career mobility, and geographic, functional, and organizational movement. It requires enabling documents to identify covered positions and prohibits using mobility assignments as disciplinary action.

Applies to: It applies to certain administrative, professional, technical, and managerial positions.

Topics covered

  • Civilian mobility programs
  • Developmental assignments
  • Mobility agreements
  • Involuntary assignments
  • Functional mobility
  • Geographic mobility
  • Organizational mobility
  • Career mobility

Questions and answers

What must civilian mobility programs identify?

The mobility programs’ respective enabling documents must clearly identify covered positions by type and level.

Which developmental assignments are subject to DAFI36-153?

All developmental assignments involving geographic relocation (a permanent change of station) are subject to this instruction.

When is a mobility agreement necessary for a new position or PCS?

If the change involves a new position with a mobility requirement or a PCS to a location outside the local commuting area (e.g., to a geographically separated unit or a detachment) a mobility agreement will be necessary.

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