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FD-2014-00705			
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Case heard in Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board, the right to a personal appearance with/withou1 counsel. and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.

(b) (6)

INOORSEM.ENT	DATE: 412712015	
TO:
SAF/MRBR
550 C' STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RANOOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742	YR0 1:
SECRETARY OFTllE AIR FORCt:P•:R<. ONEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE OISC.llAR(,;l. RI;.\ It\\ KOAKO
ISJS COl\t.\XODR. EE \\INC. 3RD •LOOR
,\ 0R[\\SAFB, ID 076l 7001	

A FHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(F.F-V2)

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00705	

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 Misconduct - Based on Commission of a Serious Offense

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 one Letter of Reprimand  for breaking  into several locked tractor-trailors and illegally removing several pieces of equipment with  intent  to  steal  and  then fleeing the scene once officers arrived.

The applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of his discharge.  The applicant does submit that his discharge was based on one isolated incident and he would like to clean up his past.  The Board opined that the misconduct was a significant departure from conduct expected of all military
members.  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 detem1ines the discharge should remain unchanged.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief