AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD	
NAME OF SERVICE l\IEMBER (LAST,FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)
(b) (6)	GRADE	AFSNJSSAN
(b) (6)	
	PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	x	RECORD  REVIEW	
	NAME OFCOUNSEL AND OR ORCANIZAl'ION	ADORF.SS AND OR ORGANl7..ATION 01' COUNSEL	

TYPE GEN

(b) (6)

MEMBER SITTING

HON

GEN	UOTHC

OTHER	DENY
x x x x x

ISSUES

A94.05

INDEX NUMBER

A67.30

1 ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2 APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3 LE1TER Of NOTIFICATION
4 BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITTONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

lfEARING DATE	CASE NlJMBER

19 Feb 2015	FD-2014-00461

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.

(b) (6)

TO:

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

SECRETARY OFmE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCf.DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD 1!13SCOMMAND DR,EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB,MD 20762-1001

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00461	

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.
The Board finds that neither the evidence of record nor that provided by the applicant substantiates an inequity or impropriety that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:	The applicant received a General discharge for Misconduct - Commission of Serious Offense: Other Serious Offenses

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 a Special Courts-Martial conviction for assault with a means likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm, unlawfully grabbing, and wrongfully engaging in sending threatening email, calls, and remaining unwanted in the home of a female NCO.

The applicant states that his discharge did not take into account the good things he did while in the service. The DRB took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by his performance reports. 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.

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.

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