DAF 3902 at a glance
What it is: DAF 3902 is the Application and Approval for Off-Duty Employment, which provides information for commanders to evaluate proposed off-duty employment, grant approval, and determine impact on duty performance.
Who signs: Enter 25a. Date Signed and sign 25b. Signature of Applicant.
A filled-in DAF 3902 example: an airman applies for evening bakery work
How to fill out DAF 3902, box by box
Applicant data, boxes 1 to 6
Section I, Applicant Data and Certification, is completed by the applicant, who enters 1. Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial, 2. Grade and 3. AFSC.
Enter 4. Organization Office Symbol Address, 5. Duty Phone and 6. Duty Title.
Employer, boxes 7a to 7d
Enter 7a. Name of Employer and 7b. Business Address.
For 7c. Is Employer a Department of Defense Contractor?, mark (1) Yes, (2) No or (3) Don't Know, and enter 7d. Phone Number.
Off-duty job and military duty, boxes 8 to 11
Enter 8. Title of Position of Off-Duty Employment and 9. Off-Duty Periods of Employment (Days per week; hours per day).
Enter 10. Job Description (Continue on reverse side) and 11. Normal Periods of Military Duty (Days per week; hours per day).
NOT or WILL, boxes 12 to 24
Certify that you understand the applicable provisions of the Joint Ethics Regulation (DoD 5500.7-R), and mark the applicable block, NOT or WILL, for the off-duty employment for which you are applying. Explain in detail on the continuation sheet any answer that results in checking a box "will." Checking a box "will" does not automatically result in disapproval, but does require an explanation.
12. Bring discredit upon the Air Force, Department of Defense or U.S. Government. 13. Interfere with or be incompatible with my government duties.
Mark NOT or WILL for line 14, Interfere with the customary or regular employment of local civilians, which is for enlisted members only.
15. Require absences during normal military duty hours.
16. Involve any expense to the Air Force or use of government facilities, property or manpower. 17. Endanger my safety or health. 18. Involve the use of my military title or representation before any federal agency.
19. Involve employment with an organization now involved in a strike. 20. Place me in a position that might be incompatible with my rank, position or assignment.
21. Require action at any time as a sales agent for the purpose of personal commercial solicitation of military personnel junior in rank or grade. 22. Appear to involve a conflict of interest.
23. Involve working for a firm or other entity that is engaged, or is endeavoring to engage, in business transactions of any sort with an agency of the Department of Defense. 24. Violate any U.S., state or local law; ordinance; or Air Force regulation or instruction.
Date signed and signature of applicant, boxes 25a and 25b
Enter 25a. Date Signed and sign 25b. Signature of Applicant.
Sections II to IV, boxes 26 to 36
In Section II, Supervisor's Recommendation, 26. Recommend Approval. I have personally interviewed the applicant and I have no objection to the requested off-duty employment.
27. Recommend Disapproval (Explain).
Section II also has 28a. Date Signed, 28b. Name and Grade of Supervisor and 28c. Signature.
Section III, Judge Advocate Recommendation, has 29. Approval, 30. Disapproval, 31. Remarks (Continue on reverse side), 32a. Date Signed, 32b. Name and Grade and 32c. Signature.
Section IV, Approving Authority Action (Completed by Unit Commander or Delegatee), has 33. Approved, 34. Disapproved, 35. Remarks (Continue on reverse side), 36a. Date Signed, 36b. Name, Grade and Title and 36c. Signature.
More rules for DAF 3902
Failure to provide the information could result in disapproval of request for off-duty employment.
Sources
[1] DAF 3902 (20230111), Application and Approval for Off-Duty Employment, Department of the Air Force (the Official source link on this page).