AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD

NAME OF SERVlCE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)

GRADE

X	RECORD  REVIEW

AFSN/SSAN

ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATIOl'.I OF COUEL

MEMBER  SIITING	HON

GEN	UOTHC

OTHER

DENY
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A92.0l

INDEX NUMHR

A67.10

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x x

1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVLEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTlFICA TION
4  BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARAN CE

TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

27 Mar 2014	FD-2013-00817

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.

TO:

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

FROM:

SECRETAQV OFTHE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISO!ARGE Rl:VIEW BOARD 1Sl5COMMA.'<D DR. EE WING, JRD F'LOOR
ANDREWS AFB, MD 2076!r 1001

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2013-00817	

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.

Applicant states that his discharge did not take into account the good things he did while in the service. The record indicates the applicant received one Article  15 and one Letter of Reprimand (LOR). His misconduct include grabbing a female by the throat and forcing her to the ground and grabbing her arm and waist.  He also was arrested and charged with a DUI and damage to personal property.  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.

The applicant cited his desire to receive the G.I. Bill benefits as justification  for upgrade.  The DRB noted that when the applicant applied for these benefits, he signed a statement DD Form 2366, on 10 May 2007, that he understood he must receive an Honorable discharge to receive future educational entitlements.  The Board was sympathetic to the impact the loss of these benefits was having on the applicant, but this is not a matter of inequity or impropriety which would warrant an upgrade.

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