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

HEARIN(; DATE	CASE NllMB.ER

19 Jul 2013	FD-2013-00304

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.

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

SECRETARY OF TIIE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNC1.L AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
ISJS COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20761 ?Ott

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00304	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for change of reason and authority for the discharge, and change of reenlistment eligibility (RE) 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 reason for discharge is changed to Secretarial Authority and the reenlistment code changed to 3K under the provisions of Title 10, USC 1553.

ISSUE: Applicant received an Honorable discharge, however the cited reason and authority for discharge is Homosexual Admission. Applicant appeals to the Discharge Review Board (DRB) for a change in her discharge pursuant to the September 20, 2011 memorandum from Clifford L. Stanley, Under Secretary of Defense, to Secretaries of the Military Departments on "Correction of Military Records Following Repeal of Section 654 of Title 10, United States Code." The record indicated applicant was discharged honorably after admitting to her commander, following a consultation with the Area Defense Counsel, that she was bisexual. The Discharge Review Board may grant requests based on the aforementioned memorandum repealing the Department of Defense "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy when the Board finds the discharge was based solely on this policy. Upon review of the applicant's entire record, the Board determined a change to the narrative reason, authority for the discharge and the change of reenlistment code are justified.

CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was inconsistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and finds the applicant was not provided full administrative due process.

In view of the foregoing findings, the Board concludes the reason for the discharge is more accurately described as Secretarial Authority and the reenlistment code changed to 3K under the provisions of Title 10, USC 1553.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief