AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

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PERSONAL APPEARANCE

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

HEARING DATE	CASli: NUMBER

02 Aug 2013	FD-2013-00250

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 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742

FROM:

SECRETARY OFTHE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCt DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING,3RO FLOOR
ANDREWS AFB,MD 20761-1001

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00250	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals 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 to change the reason and authority for discharge and to change of reenlistment code is denied.

ISSUE: Applicant received an Honorable discharge for Unsatisfactory Performance - Failure to Progress in Military Training

Although not explicitly stated, the applicant contends discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh. The records indicated the applicant was disenolled from the Operation Intelligence Apprentice Course for failure to meet Air Force standards.  After a complete and thorough review of the records, the Board found the applicant was given the opportunity to washback and special individual assistance was provided before her elimination for unsatisfactory performance. The Board found no evidence of impropriety or inequity to warrant a change to the narrative reason for discharge or a change to the reenlistment code.

The applicant stated she was told her discharge would automatically be upgraded.  The Board noted the issue was common result of miscommunication, at the time of discharge, when the applicant is briefed that their discharge will automatically be upgraded after six months.  While a discharge may be upgraded after six months, the upgrade is by no means automatic.  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