AIR FORCE DISCHARG E REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LA.ST, FIRST MIDDLE INJTIAL)	GRADE
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TYPE   GEN	I	PERSONAL APPEARANCE	x	I	RECORD  REVIEW
COUNSEL	NAM£ OF COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZAT ION	ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZA TION OF COUNSEL
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ISSUES	A94.05	lNOtX NUMO.ER	A67.10	EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TO TITE BOARD
1  ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2  APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3 LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4   BRrEF OF PERSONNEL FILE
COUNSEL"S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE

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TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE  llEARING

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

16 Jun 2015	FD-2015-00076
APPLICANT'S ISSUE AND TilEBOAAD"S DECISIONAL RATIONALE ARE DISCUSSED ON 11£ ATTACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE lt.6VIEW 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 appl ication to the AFBCMR.

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INDORSEMENT	DATE:   71812015
TO:	FROM:

SAF/MRBR

SECRETARY OF Tilt AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR  "ORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
550 C STREET WEST,  SUITE 40	15.lS COMMAND OR. EE WING. JRD FLOOR
RANDOLPH  AFB, TX  78150-4742	ANDREWS AFB·,MD 10761-700 1

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARG E REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2015-00076	

GENERAL:    The applicant appeals  for  upgrade  of discharge  to Honorable, a change  to  the  reason  and authority for the discharge and to change the reenlistment code.

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, change of reason and authority for discharge, and change of reenlistment code.

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 two Article 15's and three Letters of Reprimands. His misconduct included reporting late for duty (2x), being absent from  place of duty (2x), failure to go to scheduled dental appointment, and reporting late to roll call.

The applicant submitted no issues regarding the inequity or impropriety of his discharge .  The applicant does submit that he has matured since being discharged and deserves a second chance.  The Board opined that through the administrative actions taken, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior.  They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct offset any positive aspects of the applicant's duty performance.  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, reason for the discharge or the reenlistment code.

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