BY ORDER OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
POLICY DIRECTIVE 36-32
11 OCTOBER 2022
Personnel
MILITARY RETIREMENTS AND
SEPARATIONS
COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY
ACCESSIBILITY: This publication is available on the e-publishing website at
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RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication.
OPR: AF/A1P Certified by: SAF/MR
(Mr. Alex Wagner
OPR: SF/S1
Supersedes: AFPD 36-32, 30 August 2018
(Mr. Todd Remington)
Pages: 5
This Department of the Air Force Policy Directive (DAFPD) implements Department of Defense
Instruction (DoDI) 1200.15, Assignment to and Transfer Between Reserve Categories and
Discharge from Reserve Status, DoDI 1215.07, Service Credit for Non-Regular Retirement, DoDI
1300.06, Conscientious Objectors, DoDI 1304.28, The Appointment and Service of Chaplains,
DoDI 1315.15, Separation Policies for Survivorship, DoDI 1320.08, Continuation of
Commissioned Officers on Active Duty and on the Reserve Active-Status List, DoDI 1320.10,
Discharge of Commissioned Officers Not Qualified for Promotion to the Grade of First Lieutenant
or Lieutenant (Junior Grade), DoDI 1332.14, Enlisted Administrative Separations, DoDI 1332.18,
Disability Evaluation System, DoDI 1332.20, Minimum Service in Grade for Non-Disability
(Voluntary) Retirement in the Grades of W-3 through W-5 and E-7 through E-9, DoDI 1332.29,
Involuntary Separation Pay (Non-Disability), DoDI 1332.30, Commissioned Officer
Administrative Separation, DoDI 1332.43, Voluntary Separation Pay (VSP) Program for Service
Members, DoDI 1336.01, Certificate of Uniformed Service (DD Form 214/5 Series) and DoDI
1348.34, Presidential Recognition on Retirement from Military Service and is consistent with
DoDI 1300.28, In-Service Transition for Transgender Service Members, and DoDI 1332.45,
Retention Determinations for Non-Deployable Service Members. This directive establishes the
framework for Department of the Air Force retirements and separations programs. This policy
directive applies to uniformed members of the Regular Air Force (RegAF), United States Space
Force (USSF), Air Force Reserve (AFR), and Air National Guard (ANG). In collaboration with
