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l ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
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HEARL'llG DATE	CASE NVMBER

02 Aug 2013	FD-2013-00318

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

SECRETARV OFTHE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD IS3SCOMMAND DR, EE WINC.• 3RD FLOOR ANDREWSAFB,MD 20761 7001

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00318	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable.

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 Board denies the upgrade of the discharge.
ISSUE: Applicant received a General discharge for Substance Abuse Treatment Failure - Failure in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program (Primary) and Misconduct - Minor Disciplinary Infractions (Secondary)

Applicant contends that she should not be penalized indefinitely for a mistake she made when she was young.  She also states that because of her youth she let alcohol consume her life.  The records indicate the applicant received one Article 15 and one Vacation action.  Her misconduct included underage consumption of alcohol, incapacitated for proper performance of duties due to previous overindulgence, and distributed Seroquel to another airman.   The DRB recognized the applicant was 19 years of age when the discharge took place.  However, there is no evidence she was immature or did not know right from wrong.  The Board opined the applicant was the same age as the vast majority of first-term members who properly adhere to the Air Force's standards of conduct.  The DRB concluded that the characterization of the applicant's discharge was appropriate due to the misconduct.

The DRB was pleased to see that the applicant was doing well and attending AA. However, no inequity or impropriety in her discharge was suggested or found in the course of the hearing. The Board concluded the misconduct of the applicant appropriately characterized her term of service.

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