Roles & Responsibilities Snapshot

Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center (AFIMSC)

Air Force Services Center Fitness and Sports (AFSVC/VMSF)

AFSVC/VMSF:

• Assists in developing training materials in consultation with the Air Force Physical Fitness Working Group as well as all health, fitness, and exercise professionals
• Renders decision on user access requests to myFitness
• Tracks and maintains DD Form 2875, *System Authorization Access Request*, written orders, user agreements, and signed appointment letters for Fitness Information Managers and Senior Management User roles
• Reviews unit Management Internal Control Toolset to ensure compliance over physical fitness policy outlined in DAFMAN 36-2905

National Guard Bureau Force Management (NGB/A1P)

NGB/A1P:

• Assigns authorized ANG personnel Fitness Information Manager user roles to physical fitness software
• Provides physical fitness related advisories to the Air Force Board for the Correction of Military Records affecting ANG members

Installation or Base Commander / ANG Wing Commander

The Installation/Wing Commander:

• Oversees the PFP and ensures compliance with DAFMAN 36-2905
• Provides an environment that supports and motivates a healthy lifestyle through optimal fitness and nutrition (per AFI 48-103)
• Renders final decision on plans to appoint certified Physical Training Leaders (PTL) and Unit Fitness Program Managers (UFPM) to augment the Fitness Assessment Cell (FAC)
• Renders decision on courses for 1.5 Mile Run, 2 Kilometer Walk, and 20-Meter HAMR after collaboration with local Civil Engineering Squadron, Force Support Squadron, and Wing Safety
• Files approval memorandum with the FAC

Wing Commanders

• Unit training assemblies
• Regularly scheduled drills
• Annual tours
• Special tours

Force Support Squadron

The FSS:

• Oversees the function and management of the Fitness and Sport Center and the FAC
• Plans, programs, budgets, and funds for safe and effective fitness operations within the FAC
• Ensures the Fitness Center Manager and staff are trained and prepared to support the PFP at home station and at deployed locations
• Reports monthly assessment statistics to wing commander, unit commander, or designee

Commands and Units

Commanders at all levels will:

• Establish an environment that supports, encourages, and motivates a healthy lifestyle through optimal physical fitness and nutrition
• Ensure compliance with DAFMAN 36-2905
• Ensure Airmen present professional dress and appearance standards while in uniform
• Establish and enforce a unit PFP
• Ensure appropriate administrative action is taken in cases of non-compliance
• Determine if a PFA for their members will be conducted internally with a UFAC, or with the installation FAC
• Appoint individuals in writing to augment the FAC and administer unit physical training; ensure appointment letters are filed with the FAC

Medical Group Commander

The Medical Group Commander:

• Provides medical support for the installation PFP
• Plans, programs, and budgets for medically-related intervention and training programs
• Ensures MTF providers for Airmen receive initial and annual refresher training on:
• PFP policies
• Duty limiting conditions procedures
• Medical conditions and medications that may affect fitness assessments

Chief, Aerospace Medicine (or Equivalent)

The Chief, Aerospace Medicine:

- Ensures AF Form 469, *Duty Limiting Condition Report*, related to fitness restrictions and fitness assessment restrictions, are in compliance with AFI 48-133, *Duty Limiting Conditions*

- Ensures high-risk DAF Form 4446A, *Air Force Physical Fitness Screening Questionnaire (FSQ)*, responses are reviewed and dispositioned by MTF medical providers consistent with current medical practice standards

Military Treatment Facility (MTF) Provider

The MTF Provider:

• Stays up to date on program policy, FSQ guidance, and medical conditions affecting fitness assessments and Duty Limiting Condition procedures
• Makes a determination at any patient encounter in which the medical condition impacts fitness activity (assessment and training)
• Documents limitations and Fitness Assessment exemptions on AF Form 469 per AFI 48-133
• Evaluates Airmen to determine whether a medical condition precludes obtaining a passing score on the fitness assessment

Air Force Physical Fitness Working Group

The working group:

• Convenes as often as necessary, either in person or virtually
• Reports findings and/or recommendations to the AF/A1

Fitness Information Manager (FIM)

The FIM:

- Provides AFSVC/VMSF with a DD Form 2875, written order, user agreement, and signed appointment letter to gain access to myFSS - Updates myFSS with corrections resulting from: 1. Administrative errors 2. Records approved through the appeal process

Fitness Program Manager (FPM)

The FPM:

• Oversees the installation PFP
• Serves as a consultant to commanders, providers, FAC, and individuals
• Provides training to PTLs and Fitness Program Medical Liaison Officers (initial and refresher)
• Conducts staff assistance visits on unit PFP at the request of commanders
• Documents exercise recommendations on AF Form 422, *Notification of Air Force Member's Qualification Status*, when an Airman is referred by their healthcare provider, UFPM, Commander, or self-referral
• Participates in the Installation Deployment Availability Working Group

AFRC Fitness Program Coordinator

The AFRC FPC:

• Reports adverse events related to fitness participation to AFRC/SG and AFRC/A1
• Will assign UFPM roles in myFSS for AFRC
• Ensures PTL trainer tracks certifications and only provides fitness assessment procedure training to those with a current CPR certification card

Unit Fitness Program Manager (UFPM)

The UFPM:

• May augment the FAC to conduct official PFAs if properly trained and appointed
• Reviews and approves PFA scheduling requests in myFitness
• Validates FSQ, AF Form 469 status, and enters exemptions into myFitness
• Refers members with high-risk responses on the FSQ to an appropriate provider
• Inputs exemptions in myFitness for deployed members
• Informs Airmen of Fitness Improvement Program (FIP) requirements and records counseling in myFSS
• Notifies unit commander of Airmen failing to show for any FIP appointment
• Initiates and maintains PFP case files in a secured location
• Provides fitness metrics and unit status report to the unit commander and other leaders monthly

Fitness Assessment Cell (FAC) Manager and Augmentees

Physical Training Leaders (PTLs)

To become a certified PTL, an individual must complete:

1. Hands-on Basic Life Support training (or equivalent)
2. CPR/AED training
3. Fitness assessment procedures

Medical Liaison Officer

For:

• ARC Airmen — the medical liaison officer is the individual's military health care provider
• ANG — the medical liaison officer is normally located at the Guard Medical Unit

Year-Round Fitness Maintenance

Scheduling the Assessment

The Airman:

• Notifies the UFPM, designated FAC representative, or chain of command, in writing (includes e-mail) of the need to schedule the assessment
• Requests scheduling immediately for accomplishment within the required window if not scheduled in time

Monitoring Exemptions

Medical Self-Advocacy

The Airman should seek medical evaluation or intervention if a medical condition is believed to impact the ability to complete the fitness assessment.

Fitness Screening Questionnaire

The Airman:

• Completes FSQ in accordance with Chapter 3 of DAFMAN 36-2905
• If arriving without an FSQ, the FAC staff or augmentee will ensure the Airman completes a FSQ for review before the assessment is administered

AF Form 469 Handling

The Airman:

• Notifies UFPM upon receiving an AF Form 469 from healthcare provider with fitness restrictions and/or fitness assessment exemptions
• Provides a copy of AF Form 469 to FAC staff, augmentee, or PTL prior to taking assessment
• Submits any updates via FSQ, prior to completing an assessment

ARC and Safety