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AFI 11-202V3 General Flight Rules prescribes general flight rules for all USAF aircraft; AFI 36-2903 Dress and Appearance of Air Force Personnel outlines Air Force uniform wear and grooming standards; AFI 36-2618 Enlisted Force Structure explains each enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, and the expectations and responsibilities for each; and
MARSA is an acronym for Military Authority Assumes Responsibility for Separation of Aircraft. [1] MARSA procedures are used when military aircraft must operate in close proximity and with close coordination. Under such conditions, it may be impractical for standard civilian air traffic controllers to ensure safe separation of the aircraft.
The Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DOPMA) (Pub. L. 96–513) is a United States federal law passed in 1980 that for the first-time standardized officer personnel management across the United States Armed Forces.
Separation typically occurs when someone reaches the date of their Expiration of Term of Service and are released from active duty, but still must complete their military reserve obligations. Upon separation, they receive Department of Defense Form 214 , Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD 214), which verifies their ...
The DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, generally referred to as a "DD 214", is a document of the United States Department of Defense, issued upon a military service member's retirement, separation, or discharge from active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States (i.e., U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Coast ...
In 2018, as part of the Air Force's initiative to reduced directive publications, the eight-page AFI 36-2805 was released, superseding 30 previous AFIs. Guidance for special awards was moved to a website at https://access.afpc.af.mil/. [2]
After the Air Force separated from the Army in 1947, it retained the Army's system of MOS occupation codes, modifying them in 1954. These were 5-digit codes; for example a maintenance data systems specialist was 39150 and a weather technician was 25170.
In January 2010, the Air Force returned HYT limits to pre-2003 levels. [4]On 1 August 2017, the Navy extended the HYT for active component sailors to 10 years from 8 years for third class petty officers, to 16 years from 14 years for second class petty officers, and to 22 years from 20 years for first class petty officers.