AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE	AFSN/SSAN

PERSONAL APPEARANCE

X	RECORD REVIEW

llDDRESS !lND OR ORG!lNIZ!lTION OF COUNSEL

MEMBER SITfING

HON	GEN

UOTHC

OTHER	DENY

X*+ X*+
X*+ x•+

ISSUES	A94.S3

INDEX NUMBER

A67.30

1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2 APPUCATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4 BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'SRELEASE TO rnE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

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TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

HEAfUNG DllR	CASENUMBER

23 May 2013	FD-2013-00190

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
+RE Code

TO:

SAF/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST,SUITE 40
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742

SECRETARY OFlH.E AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DJSCHAJlGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR.EllWING.3RD n.ooR
ANDREWS !lFll,MD 20762-7001

AFBQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous

	CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00190	

GENERAL,.	-1he  appiicant  appeals  for  upgrade  of  discharge  to  honorable,  to  change  the  reason  and authority fo	disc:Cc.. ge, ar.6 c change foe reenLs-Li- 1.eat code.

The applicant was offered a personal  appearance before the Discharge  Review Board (DRB) but declined and reques : _,,o.c ':i1e ;c i.e'.v	ccmpletc:a -:J sei. on  he avai:iahie service record.

The attacnc (,,.rief con;ains c.vaiiab:e pertinent data on the app:icant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDING:	1  request for the upgrade of the discharge, to ;:;hange the reason and authority for discharge, and to char."";;: }-.e reenlistment code are denied.

ISSUE:  A.,.p: cc:nt re:.:,0v.::6 c. General disc:1arge for Commission of a Serious Offense.

Applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of his discharge. The applicant does submit that ; believes he cieserves a second chance despite his discrepancies so that he may serve his country in L ;Air Nationa: Guard.  The record indicates the applicant pled guilty and was convicted under a Special Cou Martial. His conviction was cased on with intent to deceive made a false statement to a
special agent and set fire to his POV with intent to defraud insurer.  The Board found the seriousness of the willful misc-J:.1duct offs::t any positive aspects cf the applicant's duty performance.  The Board concluded the discharge w -s approprc.te for the reasons w:1ic:1were the basis for this case.

CONCLU ON: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the ·discharge was consistent with the procedural c. :d substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and was within the discretion of the discharge m.cthority and the applicant was provided full administrative due process.

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

Attachment: Examiner's Brief