AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

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INDEX NUMBER	A66.00

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APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE

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LETIER OF NOTIFICATION

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BRIEFOF PERSONNEL FILE

COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO TI-IE BOARD

ADDITIONAL EXH IBITS SUBMrJTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

NAME OFSERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE

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RECORD REVIEW

ADDRESS A_ND OR ORG-"NIZATION OFCOUNSEL

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No
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MEMBER SITTING

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UOTHC

OTHER

DENY

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ISSUES

A92.35

1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD

HEARING DATE

CASE NUMBER

13 Mar 2014

FD-2013-00730

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appearance with/without counsd, 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.

SAF/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742

SECRETARY OFTH E AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AJ R FORCE DISCHAAGE REVIEW BOARD 1535 COMMAND DR,Et WING, JRD FLOOR
A_NOREWS AF8, MD 20762-7otl

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00730	

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

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:  Applicant received a General discharge for Misconduct - Drug Abuse

Applicant contends discharge was inequitable because it was based on an isolated incident.   The record indicated that the applicant received a Letter of Reprimand for willfully taking over the counter medicine and smoked an unknown substance with the direct intention of getting high.  The record shows that the applicant was selected for a random urinalysis and while the results were pending she admitted to the use. After review of the record, the Board found no evidence to indicate that the applicant did not know right from wrong or that in her one year and three 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.

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.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief