NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

TYPE
General	X PERSONAL APP.EARANCE	RECORD  REVIEW
COUNSEL	NAME  OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANJUTION	ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OF C   UNSEL
YES	NO	AMERICAN  LEGION
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DENY
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ISSUES

INDEX NUMBER

EXHIBITS"SIJBMnTED TO THE BOARD

A94.05

A 67.10	1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
J	LETIER OF NOTIFICATION

HEARING DATE
11 07 02

CASE NUMBER
FD2002 0171

4		BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDIDONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITIED AT  TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPERANCE HFARING
APPLICANT'S ISSUE f\ND,'.fHB B<lAJ\l)'S PECJSlONAP c.:ioNAfl.I\ DISCUSSED ON THE ATTACHED AIR FORCE DJSCHARCe R£VIJ\W BOARD PECllALRATIONALE.

REMARKS
Case heard at Washington, D.C.

Advise the applicant of the decision of the Board and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR

SAF/MIBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB, TX 781504742

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD 1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7002

AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous edition will be used.

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD2002-0171	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of his discharge from general to honorable and changing his reenlistment code to one that permits him to re-enter the military.

The attached brief contains the available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDINGS:  Upgrade/change ofreason for discharge and change of RE code denied.

The Board finds that neither the evidence of record nor that provided by the applicant substantiates an inequity or impropriety which would justify a change of discharge.

Issue: The applicant believes the general discharge he received is too harsh and request that his discharge be upgraded to honorable and his RE code changed so he can re-enter the Air Force. Despite the brief duration of the respondent's Air Force service, he accumulated an impressive record of misconduct. In seven months, he received an Article 15, a letter of reprimand, and eleven letters of counseling. He
received an Article 15 for making obscene comments to other airmen and using his government computer to create a pornographic slide show.  He was reprimanded  for pinching the buttocks of a female airman.
While in technical training, the respondent' s supervisors repeatedly counseled the respondent for his poor performance on his tests and for falling asleep in class.  Their rehabilitative efforts met with no success.
The DRB carefulJy reviewed the evidence the respondent and concluded the applicant's separation from the Air Force with a general discharge was fully supported by the evidence. Finding neither an impropriety nor an inequity, the DRB believes the applicant's separation and service characterization to be appropriate.

The Board also reviewed and considered the applicant's entire service record before making a decision.

CONCLUSIONS:  The DRB concludes the discharge is consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation, was within the discretion of the discharge authority, and that the applicant received full administrative due process.  In view of the foregoing findings, the ORB further concludes there is no legal or equitable basis upon which relief can be granted and that the applicant's discharge should not be changed.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief