BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 36-7001
19 FEBRUARY 2019
Personnel
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at
www.e-publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering.
RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/A1DV
Supersedes: AFI36-7001, 20 July 2012
Certified by: SAF/MR
(Mr. Jeffrey R. Mayo, SES)
Pages: 22
This publication implements Air Force Policy Directive (AFPD) 36-70, Diversity & Inclusion, and
provides guidance, assigns responsibilities and establishes a framework for the Air Force diversity
and inclusion program. This instruction applies to all members of the Total Force, including
civilian employees.
In collaboration with the Chief of Air Force Reserve (HQ USAF/RE) and the Director of the Air
National Guard (NGB/CF), the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services (HQ
USAF/A1). Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication
are maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual 33-363, Management of Records, and
disposed of in accordance with Air Force Records Disposition Schedule located in the Air Force
Records Information Management System.
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary
Responsibility using the AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication; route AF
Form 847 from the field through the appropriate functional chain of command. This publication
may be supplemented at any level, but all supplements must be routed to the Office of Primary
Responsibility of this publication for coordination prior to certification and approval. The
authorities to waive wing or unit level requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier
(“T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3”) number following the compliance statement. See AFI 33-360, Publications
and Forms Management, for a description of the authorities associated with the Tier numbers.
Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval
authority, or alternatively, to the requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items.
