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

X	RECORD REVIEW
ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZAT!ON or COUNSEL

MEMBER SITTING

HON	GEN

UOTHC	OTHER

DENY

X+*

X+*

X+* X+*

ISSUES

A94.53

INDEX NUMBER

A84.00

1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRJEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBrrs SUBMITIED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

X+*

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

17 Oct 2013	FD-2013-00602

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.

+Narrative Reason
*RE Code

TO:

SAFIMRBR
550 C STREET WEST. SUITE 40 RANDOL PH AFB,TX 78150-4742

FROM:

S&CR.ETARV 01'THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR l'ORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535 COMMAN D DR. EE WING. 3RD FLOOR
ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7001

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00602	

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

ISSUE:

Applicant contends that it is his true desire to continue to serve his country in the Armed Forces.  He regrets his unsatisfactory participation.  The record indicates the applicant received a General discharge from his Reserve Unit:  Unsatisfactory Participation.  Upon review of the record, the Board was unable to find any documentation regarding the discharge.  Due to lack of evidence and supporting documentation to explain the discharge, the Board concludes that the misconduct was a significant departure from the conduct
expected of all military members.  The Board finds the applicant submitted no issues contesting the equity or propriety of the discharge, and after a thorough review of the record, the Board was unable to identify any that would justify a change of discharge. The Board relies on the presumption of regularity and finds the characterization; reason for discharge and the reenlistment code were 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