Honorary Commanders/Civic Leaders should:
-Be a United States citizen of outstanding character, integrity and patriotism.
-Be a leader in local/regional/national community affairs.
-Be able to provide individual perspectives to senior Air Force leaders on Air Force initiatives, issues and other matters of interest.
-Be able to disseminate information about the ANG and the USAF to a broad cross section of the public and to other prominent citizens in their area.
-Be able to interpret and affect public attitude toward the ANG and the USAF.
-Be able and willing to devote a reasonable amount of time as a civic leader for the installation.
Honorary Commanders/Civic Leaders will not:
-Be an employee of the federal government.
-Be a federally elected or appointed official. Locally elected or appointed officials will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
-Be an active-duty member, active member of the National Guard or a member of the Ready Reserve (Selected), Individual Ready Reserve, or Standby Reserve.
-Be a retired military member of any service. Exceptions will be rare and approved at the MAJCOM/PA or Field Command PA level when there is significant justification for inclusion.
-Be a paid employee of any political party or candidate.
-Hold financial interests that conflict with their role as a civic leader, or those who have current, or are bidding on, contracts with the DoD.