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AFIs guide Airmen to dos, don’ts of political activities

Air Force Instruction 51-508 section 2.3, states, “Airmen can register to vote, vote, encourage others to vote, join a partisan or nonpartisan political club and attend its meetings when not in uniform, but not in any official capacity nor listed as a sponsor.” Airmen may not march or ride in a partisan political parade and display a political sign, banner, or poster on a private vehicle. The AFI also restricts Airmen from serving or sponsoring a partisan political club and performing clerical or other duties for a partisan political committee or candidate during a campaign and during or after an election day.

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AFIs guide Airmen to dos, don’ts of political activities

Air Force Instruction 51-508 section 2.3, states, “Airmen can register to vote, vote, encourage others to vote, join a partisan or nonpartisan political club and attend its meetings when not in uniform, but not in any official capacity nor listed as a sponsor.” Airmen may not march or ride in a partisan political parade and display a political sign, banner, or poster on a private vehicle. The AFI also restricts Airmen from serving or sponsoring a partisan political club and performing clerical or other duties for a partisan political committee or candidate during a campaign and during or after an election day.

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FULL SIZE: 2.39 MB
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IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.