AIR FORCE DISCHARG E REVIEW BOARD HEARING  RECORD	
NAM E OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST :VllODLE INITIAL)
(b) (6)	GRADE	AFSN/SSAN
(b) (6)	
TYPE GEN	I	PERSONAL APPEARANCE	x	I	RECORD  REVIEW	
COUNSEL	NAI E OF COU. SEL AND OR ORGANIZATION	ADORl:SS ANO OR ORGANIZATLON or COUNSEL	
n::s	No			
	x			

MEMBER SITTING	VOTE OF THE BOARD	
	HON	GEN	UOTHC	OTHER	DENY	
(b) (6)							

							
							
ISSUES	A92.15 A92.01 A92.03	INDEX NUMBER	A67.10	EXITTBITSSUBMITTEOTOTHE  BOARD	
		1	ORDER APPOINTING TllE BOARD	
		2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARG E	
		3	LcnER Of NOTIF ICATION	
		4	BR I EF OF PERSONNEL  FILE	
			COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD	
			ADDITIONAL EXMIBITS SVBM ITI"ED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE	
			TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEAR ING	
llEARING DATE

25 Mar 2015	CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00726			
APPLICA1''TS ISSUE AND1lfE BOARD'SDECISIONAL RATIONALE ARE DISCUSSED ON lHEATTACHED AIR FORCE DISOIARGE REVlW BOARD DECISIONAL 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 submit an application to the AFBCMR.

(b) (6)	
lNDORSEMENT	DATE:   3127/2015		
TO:
SAF/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RANDOLPH  AFB,TX 78150-4742	FROM:
SECRETARY OF THE AI R FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR l'ORCE DISCHARGE REVI EW 60ARO
1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFS, MD 20;6?-7001		
AFHQ FORM 0-2077, JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2014-00726	

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

The applicant was offered  a personal  appearance before the Discharge Review  Board  (ORB) 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 -Minor Disciplinary  Infractions

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 Record of Individual Counseling, two Letters of Reprimand, and an Article 15. His misconduct included failing to obey guidelines in an AFI, soliciting and receiving unauthorized assistance on assignments while in ALS,  lying to his supervisor, and driving under the influence of alcohol.

The applicant submitted no issues regardi ng the inequity or impropriety of his discharge.  The applicant does submit that the mistakes he made while in the Air Force do not define him as ari Airman and he further states that his actions as a SrA were unjust, irresponsible, and disrespectful to his fellow Airmen and the Air Force. The DRB took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by his performance reports and other accomplishments.   They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct offset any positive aspects of the applicant's duty perfo1mance.  The Board concluded the discharge was appropriate for the reasons which  were the basis for this case.  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