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ISSUES	A94.53	INDEX NUMBER	A67.90	EXHIBITS SUBMITIED TO THE BOARD
1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
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HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

14 Aug 2015	FD-2014-00404
APPLICANT'S ISSUE ANI>,11;1¥  BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONAi.i! ARE DISCUSSED ON nmA'ITACHED AIRFOllC$D	·  REVIEW BOARD D	ONAL RATIONAL&	..	.,	. ·I
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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00404	

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: The applicant received a General discharge for Misconduct - Conduct Prejudicial to Good Order and Discipline.

The Air Force Discharge Review Board, under its responsibility to examine the propriety and equity of an applicant's discharge, is authorized to change the characterization of service and the reason for discharge if such change is warranted. In reviewing discharges, the Board presumes regularity in the  conduct of governmental affairs unless there is substantial credible evidence to rebut the presumption, to include evidence submitted by the applicant. The Board completed a thorough review of the circumstances that led to the discharge and the discharge process to ensure the discharge met the pertinent standards of equity and propriety. The applicant's record of service included three Article 15s, one Vacation of Non-Judicial Punishment and one Letter of Reprimand. His misconduct included underage consumption of alcohol (2x), failure to present proper identification to gain entry to Nellis Air Force Base, failure to go to duty on time, failure to obey lawful order to not visit dorm room (2x), and failure to follow order regarding computer use on three different occasions.

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 June 12, 2009) that he understood he must receive an Honorable discharge to receive future educational entitlements. The Board was sympathetic to the impact from the loss of these benefits to the applicant; however, this is not a matter of inequity or impropriety which would warrant an upgrade.

A discharge is upgraded only if the applicant and the Board can establish that an inequity or impropriety took place at the time of discharge. After a thorough review of the record, the Board found no evidence to justify an upgrade of the discharge characterization, reason for the discharge or the reenlistment code.

CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation, was within the discretion of the discharge authority, and that 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