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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00439	

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 - Drug Abuse

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 one Article 15 marijuana use.

Applicant contends discharge was inequi table because it was based on an isolated , one time incident in 60 months of service.  The record  indicates that the applicant was discharged  for Misconduct- Drug Abuse.   He received an Article 15 for wrongful use of marijuana.  After review of the record, the Board found no evidence to indicate that the applicant did not know right from wrong or that in his five years of service was unaware of the Air Force policy of zero tolerance to drug use. Notwithstanding the applicant's claim that this was an isolated incident, the Board found the seriousness of drug abuse affords the commander the authority to pursue administrative discharge to uphold good order and discipline, regardless of whether or not the member has an otherwise clear record .  The Board found the negative aspects of the willful misconduct outweighed the positive aspects of the applicant's perfo1mance and concluded that the discharge was appropriate.

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.

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