AIR FORCE DI SCHARG E REVll!.W BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAM E or SERVICE MEMBEn (LAST, FIRST MI OOLE I N ITIAL)	C.RAl)E	AFSN/SSAN
(b)(6)	(b)(6)
TYPE GEN	I	PERSONAL APPEARANCE	x	I	RECORD  REVIEW
COUNSEL	NMIE OF COUNSEL ,\NO OR ORCANl7,ATION	AODRESS ANO ORORCAN11.ATION Ot'COUNSEL
YES	No
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VOTE OF' TH£ BOARD
MEMBER    SITTING	llON	GEN	UUTl lC	OTHER	DENY
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1ssu1:s	AO l.01	INOE.X  NLMDER	A67.10	EX l lllllTS SUBMITl'IW TO Tm; BOARO
I ORDER APPOINTING Tl IE BOARD
2 A l'l'l.ICATION FOR REVI EW OF DISCHARGE
3 LETTER OF NOTIFIC'ATION
4  BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COUNSE L'S RELEASE TO Tl IE BOARD
ADDI flONAL EXH IBITS SUl3Mrrl ED AT Tl 11;OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

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rAPE RECORDING OF PER  ONAL APPEARANC E I I EARING

llrARINC   0.ATE:	CASE NUMBER

10 Feb 2015	FD-2014-00531
APPLK:A1'TS ISSUE A'[) TI IF. BOARD·s [)[.('ISIO\IAL RATIONALE ARE DISCUSSED 011TllE ATTACHED AIR FORCE OISC'l IARGE Rf.VIEW BOARD DllCISIONAL RATIO\ ALE.

Case heard in Wash ington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appearance with/withou t counsel, and the right to submit an application to the A FBCM R.

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(b)(6)

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

AIR FORCE DISCHA RGE REVI EW BOA R D DECISIONAL RATIONALE	C.\SE :'iUillBER

FD-20 14-0053 1	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to honorable, and change of authori ty for the discharge and to change the reenl istment code.

The applicant was offered a personal appearance before the Discharge Review Board (OR B) but decl ined and requests that the review be completed based on the available service record.

The attached brief contains available perti nent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FIN DI NG: The Board denies the upgrade of the discharge, and change of authority for the discharge and to change the reenlistment code.

ISSUE: The appl icant received a General discharge for Misconduct - Minor Discipli nary Infractions

The Air Force Discharge Review Board, under i ts responsibility to examine the propriety and equity of an Applicant" s discharge, is authorized to change the characteri zation of service and the reason for discharge if such change is warranted . In reviewing discharges, the Board presumes regulari ty in the  conduct of governmenta l affairs unless there is substantial cred i ble evidence to rebut the presumption , to include evidence submi tted by the appl icant. The Board com pleted a thorough review of the circu mstances that led to the discharge and the discharge process to ensure the discharge met the pe1iinent standard s of equity and propriety. The Appl icant's record of service i ncl uded one A rticle 15 for a DUI that resul ted in the injury to a SrA; one Letter of Admonishme nt for failing to go on tim e; and two Letter of Reprima nds for fa i l ing to go to duty on ti me and for being cited by civi l ian law enforcemen t for DU I with a BAC of . I 04.

The member contends that hi s d ischarge was unfai r due to propriety reason s. The member bel ieves that since he was charged and found guil ty in a civi l ian court for his 211   DU I that the Air Force should not have
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included that DU I as part of the reason for hi s discharge. A discharge is upgraded onl y if the appl icant and the Board can establish that an i nequity or impropriety took place at the t ime of discha rge. After a thorough review of the record , the Board found no evidence to just i fy an upgrade of the discharge characterizat ion, reason for the discharge or the reenl istmcnt code.·

CONCLUS ION : The Discharge Revie1.v Board concluclcs that the discharge was consisten t with the proced ura l and substantive requi rements of the d ischarge regulation, was within the discretion of the discharge authority, and that the appl icant was provided full administrati ve due process.

I n view of the foregoing findi ngs, the Board further concludes that there exists no lega l or equitable basis for upgrade of discharge and dete1111ines the discharge should rema i n unchan ged.

Attachment: Exami ner's Brief