AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD	
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MEMBER SI

ISSIJES

A93.01

IND£X NUMBER

A67.10

1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4 BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COUNSEL"SRELEASE  TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEAR.ING

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

030ct 2013	FD-2013-00533

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 ar application to the AFBCMR.

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

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*Reenlistment Code

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550 C STREET WEST,SUITE 40
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FROM:

SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGI! R£VJEW BOARD
ISJS COMl\lAllo1lDR. EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB. MD 20762 1091

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

CASE NUMBER

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	FD-2013-00533

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

The applicant was offered a personal  appearance before the Discharge Review Board  (DRB) but decline 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:	Upgrade  of  the  discharge,  change  of  reason  and  authority  for  discharge,  and  change  c
reenlistment code are denied.

The Board  finds that  neither  the  evidence  of record  nor  that  provided  by  the  applicant  substantiates  a inequity or impropriety that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:  The applicant was discharged with an under honorable conditions (general) discharge for minor disciplinary infractions. Applicant contends that he has grown and matured since his discharge and would like to rejoin the military. The record indicates the applicant received two Article  15s, two Vacation actions, and a Letter of Counseling. His misconduct included using government travel card for purposes other than official travel, failed to refrain from purchasing a meal at Government expense while receiving Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS), with intent to deceive made false official statement to Senior Non­ commissioned Officer (2x), failed room inspection, and failed dorm inspection. The Board opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his 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.

Although not specifically stated, applicant contends that he should not be penalized indefinitely for mistakes he made when he was young. The DRB recognized the applicant was 25 years of age when the discharge took place.  However, there is no evidence he was immature or did not know right from wrong. The Board opined the applicant was older than 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.

CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with th' procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and was within the discretion of th 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 fo upgrade of discharge and determines the discharge should remain unchanged.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief