AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVI EW BOARD H EARING RECORD	
NAME OF SERVICE MEMB ER (LAST, HRST MIDDLE INITIA L)
(b)(6)	GR<\DE	AFSN/SSAN
(b)(6)	
TYPE  GEN	I	PERSONAL    APPEARANCE	x	I	RECORD    REVIEW	
COUNSEL	NAME OF COUNSEL AND OR ORCA1' l.ATIO:'i	ADDRESS ANO OR ORCANIZATIO:'i or COllNSEL	
YES	No			
	x			

M EMBER SITTING	VOTE OFTHE BOARD	
	HON	GEN	UOTHC	OTHER	DENY	
(b)(6)						X*#	
						X*#	
						X*#	
						X*#	
						X*#	
ISSUES	A92.15	INDEX NlJMBER
A67.90	EXJUBJTS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD	
		I	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD	
		2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE	
		3	LEHER Of NOTIFICATION	
		4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE	
			COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD	
			ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMIITED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	
			TAPE RECORDING Of PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING	
HEARING DATE

25 Mar 2015	CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00544			
APPLICANT'SISSUE AND TilE BOARD'S DECISIONAL  RATIONALE ARE DISCUSSED ON·n1e/.TrACHED AIR FORCE DISCHAROE R.&VIEW BOARD DECISION/.!, 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 AFBCMR .

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* Narrative Reason

(b)(6)	
INDORSEMENT	DATE:   3!27/2015		
TO:
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550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742	FROM:
SECRETARY OFTllE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW SOARD
1535 COM\1A 11' l OR, .:F:WING. JRO fl.OOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7001		
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AIR FORCE DISCHARG E REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00544	

GENERAL:  The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to Honorable, to change the reason and authority for the discharge, and to change the reenlistment code.

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  request  to upgrade of the discharge, change of reason and authority for discharge, and change of reenlistment code are denied.

ISSUE:  The applicant received a General discharge for Pattern of Misconduct - Conduct Prejudicial to Good Order and Discipline

The Air Force Discharge Review Board, under its responsibi lity 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 presumpt ion, 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 two Article 15s for misuse of his Government Travel Card (GTC).

The applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of his discharge. The applicant does admit to the misconduct but claims that the Air Force never lost any money because he paid his debt. The Board opined that through the administrative actions taken, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his behavior. They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct offset any positive aspects of the
applicant's duty performance.  The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity to warrant an upgrade of the discharge.  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.

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