AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE	AfSN/SSAN

AL APPEARANCE

X	RECORD REVIEW

ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OFCOUNSEL

MEMBER SITTING

HON

GEN	UOTHC

OTHER	DENY
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ISSUES

A94.S3

INDEX NUMBER

A84.00

1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2  APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3  LETTER OF NOTIFJCATION
4 BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COUNSEL'SRELEASE TOTHE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

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TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

HEARINCDATE	CASE NUMBER

19 Jul 2013	FD-2013-00177

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 submit an application to the AFBCMR.

Names and votes will be made available to the applicant at the applicant's request.

*Narrative Reason and Authority
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TO:

SAFIMRBR
550 CSTREET WEST, SUITE 40
RANDOLPH AFB,TX 78150-4742

SECRETARY OFTHE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
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ANDREWS AFB,MD 20'76:1-7001

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00177	

GENERAL:	The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable, to change the reason and authority for the discharge, and to change the reenlistment code.

The applicant was offered a personal  appearance before the Discharge  Review Board  (DRB) but declined and requests that the review be 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 request for the upgrade of the discharge, to change the reason and authority for discharge, and to change the reenlistment code is denied.

ISSUE:   Applicant received a General discharge for Unsatisfactory Participation

Applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of his discharge.  The applicant does submit that he would like a second chance despite his discrepancies so that he may serve his country in the Texas Air National Guard.  The record indicates the applicant had 24 unexcused training periods from March 2009 through September 2009.   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 and was  within the discretion of the discharge authority and 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