USAFAI36-2007 governs the application and administration of voluntary and involuntary cadet turnback programs at USAFA.
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The publication addresses hardship-based voluntary turnbacks, involuntary administrative turnbacks, and turnback request routing. It requires case-by-case review, specified approval actions, and presumptive two-semester durations for approved voluntary turnbacks.
Applies to: It applies to all United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) cadets and agencies involved in these programs.
Requests for Voluntary Administrative Turnback are initiated by the cadet. (paragraph 1)
Voluntary Administrative Turnback requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. (paragraph 1)
All approved Voluntary Administrative Turnback durations are presumptively scheduled for two semesters to provide ample opportunity to address personal hardships. (paragraph 1)
The Superintendent is the approval authority for Administrative Turnback requests. (paragraph 1)
An Involuntary Administrative Turnback (i.e., Indefinite Suspension and Involuntary Excess Leave) is initiated by the Commandant of Cadets and directed by the Superintendent in accordance with the procedures and criteria set forth in United States Air Force Academy Instruction (USAFAI) 36-3504, Disenrollment of United States Air Force Academy Cadets, Chapter 32 and the Secretary of the Air Force memorandum dated 14 April 2023, Re-Delegation of Suspension and Involuntary Excess Leave Authority – 10 U.S.C. 702. (paragraph 2)