DAFMAN36-2136 — Reserve Personnel Participation

DAFMAN36-2136 governs Reserve personnel participation and the determination of federal service points for promotion and retirement purposes.

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  • Publication number: DAFMAN36-2136
  • Title: RESERVE PERSONNEL PARTICIPATION
  • Date: 2023-12-15

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DAFMAN36-2136 addresses training, inactive duty training, active duty, retirement points, and participation categories. It includes requirements for unit training assemblies, annual training, unit-of-attachment training, government equipment, and monitoring.

Topics covered

  • Inactive duty training
  • Annual training requirements
  • Unit training assemblies
  • Federal service points
  • Unit-of-attachment training
  • Government equipment
  • Participation monitoring

Questions and answers

Can active duty be counted as inactive duty training?

An Additional Flying and Flight Training Period does not count toward the maximum paid TPs for the FY. (paragraph 4)

How often must an Air Force Reserve unit schedule a unit training assembly?

Each AFR unit should schedule at least one unit training assembly (UTA) a month that consists of four IDT periods of at least 4 hours in length (preferably during a non-holiday weekend). (paragraph 3)

Where must reservists accomplish their training?

Members accomplish their training at the unit of attachment. (paragraph 6)

How many training days of annual training must unit reservists perform?

Unit reservists must perform at least 14 training days of AT. (paragraph 5)

How must government equipment be accounted for?

All Government equipment (hardware and software) must be accounted for on hand receipt. (paragraph 4)

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