Affi FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAM E OFSERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE	AFSNISSAN

X	RECORD REVIEW

ADDRESS AND OR ORCANIZATION OF COUNSEL

x

MEMBER SITTING

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GEN	UOTHC

OTHER	DENY
x x x x
x

ISSUES

A94 .55

INDEX NU IBER

A67.10

hlBITS SllBMJTfED TO '!HE	ARD
1	ORDER APPOINTING  TllE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARG E
3 LEITER OF NOTIFICATION
4 BRlEf OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO ntE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL   APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PGRSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

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13 Mar 2014	FD-2013-00794
APPUC D'S DECISIONAi.II.ATIONAl-6 ARI!	
Case heard in Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, theright 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.

TO:

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

SECRETARY orTIIE Al R fORCt: PERSONNEL COUNCIL. AIR FORCE DISOIAROE REVIEW HOARD
lS COMMAND DR. EE WINO,JRD FLOOR
ANDREWS AFI.MD 20762·704l I

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00794	

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 - Minor Disciplinary Infractions Although not explicitly stated, the applicant contends discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh.
The records indicated the applicant received one Article 15 and four Letters of Reprimand.  Her misconduct included failed to go to duty on time (3x), absent without leave, used government travel card for personal purposes, failed to return to local area at end of leave, with intent to deceive signed official statement indicating no change in leave when had not returned to local area, failed to go to mandatory unit PT, and failed to answer cell phone during squadron recall.  The DRB opined that through these administrative actions, the applicant had ample opportunities to change her negative behavior. The Board concluded that the negative aspects of the applicant's service outweighed the positive contributions she made in her Air Force career. The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be 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