AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE

RSONAL APPEARANCE

x	RECORD REVIEW
ADDRESS AND OR ORCANIZATION OF COUNSEL

MEMBER SITTING	HON

GEN	UOTHC

OTHER	DENY

X+* X+*
X+* X+*

ISSUES

A93.17 A92.21 A92.03 A93.07 A94.55 A94.0S

INDEX NUMBER

A66.00

1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DlSCHARGE
3 LETTER OF NOTlFICATION
4 BRIBF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

X+*

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

H£AIUNG  DATE	CASI: NUMBER

03 Oct 2013	FD-2013-00525

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 submjt an application to the AFBCMR .

Names and votes will be made available to the applicant at the applicant's request.

+Narrative Reason
*Reenlistment Code

TO:

SAF/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST,SUITE 40
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 781504742

FROM:

SECRETARY OF THE AHi FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD 15l5COMMAND DR. EE WING, JRD FLOOR
ANDREWS Afll, MD 211762-7001

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

The DRB was pleased to see that the applicant was doing well and has a good job. 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.

j AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE
I	CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00525	
!
l GENERAL:	The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable,  to change the reason and
! authority for the discharge, a1d to change the reenlistment code.
'
! The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (DRB) but declined
j and requests that the review be c<:Jmpleted based on the available service record.
I
The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDING:	Upgrade  of the  discharge,  change of reason  and authority  for discharge,  and change of
j reenlistment code are denied.

'' The Board finds foat neither the evidence of record nor that provided by the applicant substantiates an
I inequity or impropriety faat would justify a change of discharge.
IIISSUE: The record indicates that the applicant was discharged for Misconduct-Drug Abuse. Applicant contends her discharge is inequitable because her ability to serve was impaired due to marital issues and emotional trauma. She also cites inequity because her service prior to discharge was not considered at the time of discharge.  The applicant  states her  discharge was improper  because  she was advised  against
! requesting a period of probation. AFI 36-3208, paragraph 7.2.6.7, states that airman are not eligible for
1 probation and rehabilitation (P&R) if the reason for discharge is drug abuse.	The record indicates the
l applicant wrongfuiiy used marijuana on or about 12 May 2010 and 24 June 2010. According to AFI 36-
3208, paragraph 5.54, Misconduct: Drug Abuse, drug use is incompatible with military service and Airman who abuse drugs one or more times are subject to discharge. Drug abuse for the purpose of this regulation is the illegal, wrongful, or improper use, possession, sale, transfer, or introduction onto a military installation of any drug. This includes improper use of prescription medication. The term drug includes any controlled
substance in schedu.ies I, II, III, IV, and V of Title 21 U.S.C., Section 812.  After review of the record, the
1IBoard found no evidence to indicate that the applicant did not know right from wrong or that in her two
' years and two months of service was unaware of the Air Force policy of zero tolerance to drug use.  The
Board  found  the  negative  aspects  of  the  willful  misconduct  outweighed  the  positive  aspects  of the applicant's performance and concluded that the discharge was appropriate.

In addition to the non-judicial punishment for Drug Abuse, applicant received a Letter of Counseling. Her misconduct includeci disobeying an order from supervisor and lied. The Board opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change her behavior. They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct offset any positive aspects of the applicant's duty performance. The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity to warrant an upgrade of the discharge.

Applicant states that her discharge did not take into account the good things she did while in the service. The DRB took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by her performance reports, letters of recommendation and other accomplishments. They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct offset any positive aspects of the applicant's duty performance. The Board concluded the discharge was
appropriate for the reasons which were the basis for this case.	

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