AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW  BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAME Of SERVICE J\·IEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)	GRADE	Af SN/SSAN
(b} (6)	(b) (6)
TYPE GEN	I	PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	x	I	RECORD  REVIEW
COUNSEL	NAME OFCOUNSEL ANO OR ORGANIZATION	AOOR£SS ANO OR ORGANIZATION OF COUNSEL
YES	No
x
VOTE OF THE BOARD
MEMBER  SITTING	HON	GEN	UOTllC	OTHER	DENY
(b) (6)	x
x x x
x
ISSUES	A94.05	INl>EX NUMBER	A67.10	EXlllBITS SlJBJ\lllTED TO TllE BOARD
1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETl'ER OF NOTIFICATION
4 BR IEF OF PERSONN EL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADD!TJONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

II EARING DATE	CASE NUMRER

12 Mar 2015	FD-20I4-00533
APPLICANT'S ISSUE AND ntE BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONAl E ARE DISCUSSED ON lllE A1TACH£0 AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE,

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 subm it an application to the A FBCMR.

(b) (6)	---

JNDORSEMENT	DATE: 3/16/20 15
TO:	, -FRO.W:

SAF/MRBR

SECRETARY OFTIIE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE Rl:VIEW BOARD
550 C STREET WEST,SUITE 40	15}5 COt 1AND DR, EC WING, 3RD Fl.OOR
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150..4742	ANDREY,'S AFB, MD 20761.-1001

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUM BER

FD-2014-00533	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to Honorable

The applicant was offered  a personal  appearance before the Discharge  Review Board  (ORB) 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 General discharge for Misconduct -Minor Disciplinary  Infractions

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 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, one vacation of Article 15 punishment, three Letters of Reprimand , two Letters of admonishment, and seven Records of Individual Counseling for dereliction of duty, failure to pass dorm room inspections, failure to report for duty on time, lying, disobeying an order, failure to follow technical data, failure to use jack  stands while changing a tire, failure to us T.O. while readjusting exhaust flange, failure to put cotter pins in spindles after reinstalling wheels, failure to use tech data while training a new airman, failure to comply with T.O., failme to follow proper procedures while servicing a frequency converter, and failure to follow proper procedures while conducting inspection of a tool kit.

The applicant states that his discharge did not take into account the good things he did while in the service, and that he was generally a good service member.  The DRB took note of the applicant's duty performance  as documented by his performance reports.  However, the Applicant's record of service included one Article 15, one vacation of Article  15 punishment, three Letters of Reprimand, two Letters of Admonishment , and seven Records oflndividua l Counseli ng.  The DRB opined that through the administrative actions taken, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior.  The Board concluded the applicant's misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military members, and 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 characterizat ion, 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.	

Inview 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