AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE IN ITIAL)	GRADE
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COUNSEL	NAME OF COUNSEL ANDOR ORGANIZATION	ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION Of COUNSEL
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I ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2 APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETrER Of NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHlBITS SUBMITTED ATTlME OF PERSONA L APPEARANC E
TAPE RECOROlNG Of PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARTNG

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

21 May 2015	FD-2014-00468
APPLICANT'SISSUE M1>nil!BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONAU ARE DISCUSSED ONTIIE ATTACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DEOSIONALRATIONALE

Case heard in Washi ngton, D.C.

Advise appl icant 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.

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00468	

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 the applicant submitted no issues contesting the equity or propriety of the discharge, and after a thorough review of the record, the Board was unable to identify any that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE:  The applicant received a Bad Conduct Discharge -Special Court Martial

The Air Force Discharge Review Board, under its responsi bility 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 cond uct of governmental affairs unless there is substantial credible evidence to rebut the presumption, to include evidence submitted by the applicant. In order to adhere to Mental Health Amendments to 10 USC 1553, a physician with specialized training on mental health disorders was present for this board.  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 shows that applicant received a Bad Conduct discharge under a Special Court Martial for using methadone and oxycodone.

The applicant received a Bad Conduct Discharge, a punitive discharge, as part of his sentence resulti ng from a Special Court-Martial conviction dated December 21, 2006. Under the provisions of Section 1553, 10 USC, the only basis for a change of a Bad Conduct discharge is clemency. The applicant presented no evidence which the DRB could review to warrant granting clemency.

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