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		1	ORDER APPOINTINGTHE BOARD	
		2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE	
		J	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION	
		4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE	
			COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD	
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05Sep 201J	CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00366			

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 OFmEAIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE Dl$ClfARGE REVIEW BOARD 1535 COMMAND DR,EEWING,3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 10762-7"1

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00366	

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 Failure in the Alcohol  and Drug Rehabilitation  and Treatment Program (ADAPT)

Applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of her discharge.  She did state that her mother was diagnosed with brain cancer and she needed to be home to take care of her, however that does not support a contention of inequity or impropriety in regards to the reason for her discharge.  The record indicated the applicant entered the ADAPT program on February 2002 after she was arrested for driving while intoxicated.  On 24 March 2002, she was admitted to Two Rivers after drinking and overdosing on pills.  She was released from Two Rivers on 12 April 2002 and was entered into an ADAPT outpatient treatment program.  The applicant admitted to the ADAPT program manager that she had consumed alcohol while enrolled in the treatment program.  She failed the program due to her continual drinking and unwillingness to comply with her after treatment program.  The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity to warrant an upgrade of the discharge.

The Board highly recommends that if the applicant can provide documented information to support an inequity or impropriety regarding her discharge, that she should consider exercising her right to make a personal appearance before the Board.  Ifthe applicant chooses to exercise this right, she should be prepared to provide the DRB with factual evidence of the inequity/impropriety and any exemplary post-service accomplishments as well as any contributions to the community.

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