AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAME OFSERVICE MEMBER (LAST,FIRST MIDDLE I  ITlAL)	GRADE

X	RECORD  REVIEW

ADDRESS AND OR ORCAl'UZATION OF COUNSEL

x

MEMBER SITTING

HON

GEN

UOTHC

OTHER	DENY
x

A94.53 A93.17

INDEX NllMltR

A66.00

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"'*	EXHIBITS  SUDMITIEDTOTHEBOt\RD
ORDER APPOINTING TME BOARD
2  APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3 LETTER OFNOTIFICATION
4 BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIB ITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

HEARINC DATE	CASE NllMB&R

17 Apr 2014

FD-2013-00693

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.

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to general.

CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00693

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.

ISSUE:   The applicant was given a general discharge misconduct- drug abuse

The applicant contends discharge was inequitable due to this one time incident.  The records indicated the applicant received an Article 15 and a Letter of Reprimand for misconduct. His misconduct included use of marijuana, dereliction of duty by failing to utilize buddy/wingman system while traveling off base, failed to refrain from drinking mixed alcohol beverages, and with intent to deceive, made false official statements.
The DRB opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior. The Board concluded that the negative aspects of the applicant's service outweighed the positive contributions he made in his Air Force career. The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

The applicant states that his discharge did not take into account the good things he did while in the service. The DRB took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by his 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