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1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2   APPLICATIONFOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3 LETTER OF NOTIFICAT10N
4   BRIEFOF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO TlIE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUOMITIED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANC E
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

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27 Mar 2014	FD-2013-00760

Case heard in Washington, D.C.

Advise applic nt 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 appl icant's request.

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CASE NUMBER
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE       FD-2013-00760

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  and  to  change  the  reason  and  authority  for discharge is granted.  However, the Board denies the change to the reenlistment code.

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

Applicant contends discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh.  The records indicated the applicant received three Letters of Reprimand and six Records oflndividual Counseling.  Her misconduct included failed to meet standards, failed to return to duty, inappropriate off duty activates, failed to go to appointment, failed to go to duty on time on several occasions, dereliction of duty, excessive use of telephone while on duty, and failed to return to duty after lunchtime.  After a complete review of the records, the Board found  the applicant's misconduct to be very minor in nature and did not rise to the level of a General 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.

However, in view of the foregoing findings, the Board concludes that the  overall  quality  of applicant's service is more accurately reflected by  an Honorable discharge and the reason for the discharge is more accurately described as Secretarial Authority under the provisions of Title I 0, USC 1553.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief