AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

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HEARINGDATI:	

05 Sep 2013	FD-2013-00453

Case heard in Washington, D.C.

1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2  APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3 LE"ITER OF NOTIFICATION
4  BRIEF OFPERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

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

SECRETARY or THE AIR FORCEPERSONNEL COUNCIL AIJl FORCE l>lSC11AllCE REVI BOARD 1!35COMMAND  DR,  EEWING,  3llD '1.00R
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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00453	

GENERAL:	The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable, 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 Board request for the upgrade of the discharge, to change the reason and authority for discharge, and to change the reenlistment code is denied.

ISSUE:  Applicant received a General discharge for Misconduct -Minor Disciplinary Infractions

Applicant contends discharge was inequitable based on the repeal of the Don't Ask Don't Tell (DADT) Policy.  The records indicated the applicant received one Article 15, one Letter of Reprimand, and two Letters of Counseling.  Her misconduct included showed blatant disregard for authority, wore uniform without rank insignia, failed to obey instructions from an NCO, brought young child into dorm and kept
child overnight, absent from duty from 23-27 June 2005, and with intent to deceive made a false statement to a SNCO. After a complete review the records the DRB found the applicant's contentions to have no merit.
The applicant was discharged based on her misconduct, not IAW the DADT policy at the time of her discharge.	The DRB opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change her negative behavior. The Board concluded that the negative aspects of the applicant's service outweighed the positive contributions she made in her Air Force career. The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

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