AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAM E Of SERVICF. M EM BF.R (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIA L)	GRADE	AFSNISSA
(b) (6)	(b) (6)
TYPE   GEN	I	PERSONAL APPEARANCE	x	I	RECORD  REVIEW
COUNSEL	NAME OFCOUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION	ADORCSS ANO OR ORGANIZATION Of COUNSEL
YES	"•
x
VOTE OFTHE BOA RD
MEMBER SITTING	HON	GEN	UOTl-IC	OTHER	DENY
(b) (6)	x

x x x x
ISSUES	A92. 15	INDEX NUMBER	A67.90	EX HIBITSSUBMITIEO TO THE  BOARD
1  ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCllARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COLJNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EX!llBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APP EARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

H EARING DATE	CASE NUMBE R

24 Feb 2015	FD-2014-00567
APPLICANT'S ISSUE AND "fllli BOARD'S DECISIONAL MTIONALE ARE DISCUSSED ON THE ATTACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONAlE.

Case heard in Washington , 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.

(b) (6)

INDORSEMENT	DATE:    3/16/2015
·ro:	FROM:

SAF/MRBR

SECRETARY OFTHE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCl-Li\RCE REVIEW BOARD

550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40

ISJS COMMAD DR, EE WI NG, JRD FLOOR

RANDOLPH  AFB,TX  78150-4742	ANDREWS AFB, MO 20762-700 1

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00567	

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 Pattern of Misconduct - Conduct Prejudicial to Good Order and Discipline

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.  The Applicant's  record of service included four Records of Individual Counseling, three Letters of Reprimand, and two Article 15s. His misconduct included not being in compliance with CDC suspense dates, failure to go to duty on time (5x), providing a false official statement, driving  with  a suspended license, failing to attend a mandatory appointment, and failing to list a discrepancy during a safety inspection.

The applicant contends discharge was inequitable because he did not find his misconduct was serious enough to warrant an administrative discharge.  The DRB opined that through the administrative actions taken, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior.  The Board concluded that the negative aspects of the applicant's service outweighed the positive contributions he made in his Air Force career.  The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

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