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09 Apr 2015	CASE NlJMBi:R

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APPLlC'AKT"S 1$SI IE ANO HIE 00,\RD'S DECISIONAL R.A rlONALF ARE OISCL<SSEO0'TllF ATIACllEO AIR FORCE DISCIIARGE REVIEW BOARD 0(('ISIONAL RAflONALE	
Case heard in Washington,  D.C.

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUIBER

FD-2014-00621	

GENERAL : The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge to Honorable.

The applicant was offered a personal  appearance before the Discharge Review Board (ORB) but decl ined 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 appl icant received a General discharge for Miscond uct - 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 regu larity 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 two Article l5's for intentionall y exposing  his genitalia, unlawfully entering a dorm room of another Airman, and unlawfull y stri king another Ainnan i n the face; one Letter of Reprimand for assaulting another mili tary member outside the Airman's Club and made threateni ng remarks to said Ainnan; one Letter of Counseling for failing to properl y account for tool box inventory and while bei ng evaluated failure to check that a pi n was properly installed.

The applicant  contends that all of the infractions that he recei ved were not work related and should not have been the basis of his discharge. The applicant stated that he would l ike to be able to rejoi n the Air Force to continue his career as an Aviation Technician. After a thorough  review of the records, the Board opined  that the applicant's overa l l  misconduct  during his tenn  of enlistment  was the reason for his discharge and  found no evidence to warrant an upgrade of the discharge characterization. A discharge is  upgraded  only  if  the applicant and the Board can establish that an inequ i ty or impropriety took  place at the time of discharge.

CONCLUSION: The Discha rge Review  Board  concludes  that  the  d ischarge  was  consisten t  with  the proced ural and substanti ve req uirements of the discharge regulation , was withi n the discretion  of  th e discharge authority, and that the applicant was provided  fu ll administrati ve due process.

J n view of the foregoi ng find ings, the Board fu11her concludes that there exists no legal or equitable basis for upgrade of discharge and detennines the discharge should remain unchanged.

Attachment: Exami ner's Brief