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24 Mar 2016	FD-2013-00103
APPLICANT'S ISSUEM1)THE BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONALE ARE DISCUSSEDON11-IEAITACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE

Case heard in Washington , D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appearance with/without counsel, and the right to subm it an application  to the AFBCMR.

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fNDORSEMENT	DATE:  4/5!20I6
TO:	FROM:

SAF/MRBR

SOCHIITARY Of TH& AIR FORCE PERSONNEl,COUNCll. AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD

550CSTREETWEST, SUITE40	ISJSCOM.\IANO OR, EE WING. JRD FLOOR
RANDOLPH AFB,TX78150-4742	ANORLWS Af'B. MD 20762.7001

AFHQ FORM 0·2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previou s

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUM BER

FD-2013-00103	
GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge characterization to Honorable, to change the reason and authority for the discharge, and to change the reenlistment code.

The applicant requested a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB). However, due to numerous unsuccessful attempts to contact the applicant to schedule his personal appearance, a records review was completed based on the available service record.

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

FINDING: The Board denies the request to upgrade the discharge characterization, to change the reason and authority for discharge, and to change the reenlistment code.

The Board finds the applicant submitted no issues contesting the equity or propriety of the discharge, and after a thorough review of the record, the Board was unable to identify any that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE: The applicant received a General discharge for Misconduct -Minor Disciplinary Infractions

The Air Force Discharge Review Board, under its responsibility to examine the propriety and equity of an applicant 's discharge, is authorized to change the characterizat ion of service and the reason for discharge if such change is warranted. In reviewing discharges, the Board presumes regularity in the conduct of governmental affairs unless there is substantial credible evidence to rebut the  presumpt ion,  to  include evidence submitted by the applicant.  The Board completed a thorough review of the circumstances that led to the discharge and the discharge process to ensure the discharge met the pertinent standards of equity and propriety. The applicant's record of service included one Article 15, three Letters  of  Reprimand, and  one Record of Individual Counseling. His misconduct included dereliction of duty by possessing and removing course test material, being disrespectful to two noncommissioned officers, being disrespectful to his course instructor, lying to a noncommissioned  officer, failing to adhere to quarters, and improperly  wearing a ring in a training area.

The applicant contends that he should not be penalized indefinitely for poor decisions he made when he was young and unprepared. The DRB recognized the applicant was 20 years of age when the discharge took place. However, there is no evidence that he was any younger or less prepared than the vast majority of first-term members who properly adhere to Air Force standards of conduct. The DRB concluded that the characterization of the applicant's discharge was appropriate due to his misconduct.

A discharge is upgraded only if the applicant and the Board can establish that an inequity or impropriety took place at the time of discharge. After a thorough review of the record , the Board found no evidence to justify an upgrade of the discharge characterization, reason for the discharge or the reenlistment code.

CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation, was within the discretion of the discharge authority, and that the applicant was provided full administrative due process.

In view of the foregoing findings, the Board further concludes that there exists no legal or equitable basis for upgrade of discharge and determines the discharge should remain unchanged.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief