AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST,FMIDDLE INITIAL)	GRADE

X	RECORD REVIEW
ADDRESS AND ORORCANll.ATION OFCOUNSEL

MEMBER  SITTING	HON

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UOTHC	OTHER	DENY

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INDEX NUMBER

A67.10

1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2 APPLICATION FOR REVIEW Of DfSCHARGE
3  LETTER Of NOTIFICATION
4 BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

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TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBl!R

03 Oct 2013	FD-2013-00573

Case heard in Washington, D.C.

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00573	

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 request for the upgrade of the discharge, to change the reason and authority for discharge, and to change of reenlistment code is denied.

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

Applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of his discharge.  The applicant does submit that he would like an upgrade in order to find better civilian employment opportunities and to make  an effort to complete his military service obligation.  The record indicates the applicant received one Article 15 and four Letters of Reprimand.  His misconduct included failed to refrain from underage drinking, and failed to go to duty on time (5x).   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.

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