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05 Apr 2016	CASE NUMBtR

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE :\'U MBER

FD-2015-00252	

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

The applicant appeared  and testified  before the Discharge Review Board (DRB), without  counsel, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on April 5, 2016.

There were no additional exhibits submitted at the hearing.

The attached brief contains available pertinent data on the applicant and the factors leading to the discharge.

FINDING:  The Board denies the request to upgrade the discharge characterization, to change the reason and authority for the discharge, and to change the reenlistment code.

The Board  finds that  neither  the evidence of record  nor that provided  by  the applicant  substantiates any inequity or impropriety that would justify a change of discharge.

ISSUE: The applicant received an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions discharge for Misconduct - Drug Abuse.

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 records indicated the applicant received a Special Court-Martial conviction for wrongful use of cocaine.  He also received an Article 15, four Letters of Reprimand and one Letter of Counseling for misconduct including unauthorized Government Travel Card (GTC) use, providing false statements to an NCO, failing to report to duty on time, and missing mandatory PT.

The applicant contends that he should not be penalized indefinitely for a mistake he made when he was young.  The DRB recognized the applicant was 22 years of age when the discharge took place.  The Board opined the applicant was no younger than the vast majority of first term members who properly adhere to Air Force standards of conduct.  The DRB concluded that the characterization of the applicant's discharge was appropriate based on the documented misconduct.

The DRB was pleased to see that the applicant is doing well and has a good job . However, no inequity or impropriety in his discharge was suggested or found in the course of the hearing.  The Board concluded that the misconduct of the applicant warranted an Under Other Than Honorable Conditions service characterization.  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 , or a change to the 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