AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAM E OF SERVICE MEM BER (LAST, FIRST MI DDLE INITIAL)	GRADE
(b)(6)
TYPE GEN	I	PERSONAL    APPEARANCE	x	I	RECORD    REVIEW
COUNSEL	NAM E OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGA'-'IZATION	ADDR£SSAND OR ORGANIZATION OFCOUNSEL
YES	No
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VOTE or THE BOARD
M EMBER   SITTING	llON	GEN	UOTl!C	OTllER	DENY
(b)(6)	x

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l ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2 APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LEITER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITI ED ATTIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE XU:'llBER

FD-20 14-00767	

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.

FINDI NG : The Board denies the upgrade of the discharge.

ISSUE: The applicant recei ved a General discharge for Misconduct - Minor Discipli nary Infractions

The Air Force Discharge Review Board, under its responsi bil ity to examine t he 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 two Article l5s, one Vacation of non-judicial punishment, and two Letters of Reprimand. Her misconduct included failure to go to duty on time (4x), failure to safeguard personnel and property as it was her duty to do so, failure to maintain visual survei llance of contracti ng personnel and failure to refrain from possessing a cell phone in a restricted area.

The applicant cited her desire to receive the G.l. Bill benefits as justification  for upgrade.  The DRB noted that when the applicant applied for these benefits. she signed a statement (DD Form 2366. on March 27, 2008) that she understood she must receive an Honorable discharge to receive future educational entitlements.  The Board was sympathetic to the impact from the loss of these benefits to the applicant; however, this is not a matter of inequity or impropriety which would wa1Tant an upgrade.
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 justi fy 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 find ings, the Board further concludes that there exists no legal or equitable basis for upgrade of discharge and determines the discharge should remain unchanged.

Attachment: Exami ner's Brief