AF Form 2426, Training Request and Completion, is the document Department of the Air Force maintenance personnel use to request a course and then record its completion. Download the current fillable PDF from the Air Force e-Publishing site, fill in the request and completion fields, collect signatures from the instructor or evaluator, the supervisor, and the trainee, and route the signed form to your Unit Training Manager for entry into the approved management information system. Air Force Instruction 36-2650, Maintenance Training, governs how the form is used and who approves it.
Where to Get the Current Version
The only authoritative source is the Air Force Departmental Publishing Office at https://www.e-publishing.af.mil/. Search “AF Form 2426” in the forms section and pull the current PDF. Older templates may lack digital-signature compatibility or the current field layout, and Unit Training Managers routinely reject outdated versions.
An electronic equivalent may be used in place of the PDF, but only if the host wing maintenance training section and the training detachment have mutually agreed on that version and the Group Commander or equivalent has approved it.
Completing the Request Section
The top of the form captures who is asking for training and what course is needed. Fill in the requester’s organization and office symbol, a contact phone number, and the date of the request. Then enter the trainee’s name, rank, and employee information along with the course requested and its scheduled dates.
The course title and any assigned course code must match what the training agency uses in its catalog. For in-person instruction, list the installation or facility; for virtual training, note the platform or delivery method. Inclusive start and end dates should reflect the actual period the trainee was in a duty status for that training, not just the days they logged in or showed up. A mismatched name or rank against official records creates a duplicate or orphaned entry that the training office has to chase down.
Recording Completion, Hours, and Scores
Once the course ends, the bottom portion of the form documents the results. Record total training hours, counting classroom time, laboratory work, and hands-on evaluations. If the course included a proficiency exam, enter the score in the designated field. If a letter grade is used instead of a percentage, note the grading scale in the remarks area so reviewers can interpret it.
Use the remarks section to explain anything unusual: a compressed schedule, an alternate grading method, or a skill the trainee demonstrated beyond standard requirements. Complete every field or mark it “N/A” explicitly. A blank box is ambiguous, and ambiguity sends the form back for corrections.
Signatures Required
AF Form 2426 requires signatures from the instructor or evaluator, the supervisor, and the trainee. The instructor or evaluator certifies that the trainee attended the sessions and met the passing criteria during the dates listed. That certification is the primary evidence that academic standards were satisfied. For special certification items, meaning qualifications carrying elevated safety or operational significance, the form must be digitally signed. An email confirmation does not satisfy the requirement.
The supervisor signs to confirm the training aligns with the member’s duties or career development path. The trainee signs to attest that the personal data and completion information are accurate. Only individuals with designated authority within the unit may act as certifying officials, and the Group Commander or equivalent is the final approval authority for all versions of the form.
Submitting the Signed Form
Route the completed form to your Unit Training Manager. The UTM verifies the document and enters the completion into the approved management information system, currently MyTraining, IMDS, or FMxC2 depending on the command. The UTM also updates myLearning and any other applicable electronic training records so the qualification is visible across personnel systems.
For Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard units, the UTM must enter completed training into the MIS within five duty days of course completion. Until that entry posts, the training effectively does not exist for promotion boards, assignment coordinators, or readiness reporting. Keep a personal copy of any paper form until you can confirm the update in your digital records.
Sending the Form Without Tripping PII Filters
AF Form 2426 contains PII: names, ranks, organization data, and potentially identification numbers. Air Force email systems use automated filters that block messages containing PII patterns unless the email is encrypted. The cleanest path is to digitally sign the PDF and send it as an encrypted email attachment directly to the UTM.
If you cannot send or receive encrypted email, use AMRDEC SAFE at https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe/Guide.aspx, which authenticates through email and password without a separate user account. Pasting form data into the body of an unencrypted email will almost certainly trigger the filter, and the message will not arrive.
Fixing Errors After Filing
If your paper form and your digital training record do not match, start at the lowest level. Bring supporting documentation to your local Military Personnel Section. Active-duty, Reserve, and Air National Guard members can work the correction through the MPS and the UTM, who can update the electronic systems directly.
Retirees and separated Airmen who find a training record error should contact AFPC’s Total Force Service Center at 1-800-525-0102 (DSN 665-0102). If AFPC cannot resolve the issue, the next step is the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records. The AFBCMR is the highest level of administrative review within the Department of the Air Force, established under 10 U.S.C. § 1552, and has the authority to change any military record when necessary to correct an error or remove an injustice.1Office of the Law Revision Counsel. 10 USC 1552 – Correction of Military Records: Claims Incident Thereto
Applications go through the AFRBA Portal. You must exhaust all other administrative remedies before the Board will consider your case, and the burden of proof rests with you. The standard request window is three years after discovering the error, though the Board may excuse late filings when justice requires it.2Air Force’s Personnel Center. Military Personnel Records
What Happens If You Sign a False Form
Signing a false AF Form 2426, whether by claiming a course was completed when it was not, inflating scores, or certifying attendance that did not happen, falls under Article 107 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Under 10 U.S.C. § 907, any person subject to the UCMJ who signs a false official document knowing it to be false, with the intent to deceive, can be punished as a court-martial may direct.3Office of the Law Revision Counsel. 10 USC 907 – Art 107 False Official Statements; False Swearing
Training records feed directly into readiness reporting, promotion eligibility, and assignment decisions. A fabricated qualification can put someone in a position they are not actually trained to handle, which in a maintenance environment carries real safety consequences. Beyond the UCMJ charge, administrative actions can range from a letter of reprimand to involuntary separation, depending on the severity and whether anyone was endangered by the false record.