AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAME or SERVICE MEMBER (L<\ST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIA L)	GRADE
(b) (6)

TYPE  GEN	I	PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	x	I	RECORD  REVIEW
C0UN5tt,.	NAME OFCOUNSEi.. ANDOR ORGANIZATION	ADDRESS AND OR ORGAl(l7..ATIONOF cou.SEL
YES	No
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VOTE OJ" TBE BOARD
MEMBER  SITTING	HON	GEN	UOTHC	OTHER	DENY
(b) (6)	x

x x x x
ISSUES	A94.53	INDEX  NUMBtR	A84.00	EXBIBITSSUBMITfEDTOTHEBOARD
1	ORDER APPOfNTING THE BOARD
2	A_PPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHA RGE
3	LETrER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF Of PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL·s RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHlBITS SUBMITTED AT TlMEOF PERSONAL APPEARA NCE
TAPE RECOROlNG OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

09 Jun 2015	FD-2014-00562
APPUCANl"S ISSlfE AND TllE BOA:RD·s DECISIONAi. RA110NA1.E ARE DISCUSSED ON THE ArrAOWl> AIR FC6 DlSCWJlCE lUM6W BOARD D6CISIONAI.. RA110NAL6

Case heard in Washington, D.C.

A dvise applicant of the decision of the Board,the right to a personal appearance with/without counsel,and the right to subm it an appl cation to the AFBCMR.

(b) (6)

INDORSEMENT	DATE:  7/812015
TO:	FROM:

SAF/MRBR

SECRETARY Of THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AJR fORC& DISCHARGE RE\1EW BOARD
550 CSTREET WEST. SUITE40	1535 COMJllAND DR, EE W NG, JR!) FLOOR
RANDOLPH AFB,TX 78150-4742	ANDREWSAFIJ,MD2076!-7001

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARG E REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00562	

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.

ISSUE:  The applicant received a General discharge for Unsatisfactory Participation

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 . In order to adhere to Mental Health Amendments to I 0 USC 1553, a physician with specialized training on mental health disorders was present for this board.

The applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of his discharge.  The applicant does submit that he was having marital problems that caused him to miss a few drills, which caused him to have mental issues.  No documentation to support the mental issues was submitted for the Board to review.  After a review of the records and advice from the mental health specialist, the DRB found no evidence that the applicant had any mental issues documented or that would directl y contribute to the misconduct.  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 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