AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD	
NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST,flRST l\UDDLE INITIAL)
b) (6)	GRADE	
TYPE HON	I	PERSONAL     APPEARANCE	x	I	RECORD    REVIEW	
COU1"'SEL	NAME OFCOUNSEL Al\"D OR ORC.-\1\lZATION	ADDRESS Al\"D OR ORC.-\1\lZATION OFCOUNSEL	
YES	No			
	x			

MEMBER SITTING	VOTE OF THE BOARD	
	HON	GEN	UOTHC	OTHER	DENY	
b) (6)						x	
						x	
						x	
						x	
						x	
ISSUES	A94.55	11"'DEX 11' J1'1BER	A94.53	EXIDBITS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD	
		1	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	
			ADDillONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE	
			TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING	
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18 Oct 2016	CASE N1J1'1BER

FD-2015-00357			
APPLICANT  SISSUE AND THE BOARD'SDECISIONAL RATIONAU! ARE DISCUSSED ONTHE AITACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEWBOARDDECISIONAL 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.	

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(b) (6)

INDORSEl\lENT		DATE:   10119/2-016

FROM:
SECRETARY OF 1BEAIR FORCE PERS011' L' L COUNCll. AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
1535COMMAND DR, EE l\l'NC, 3RD FLOOR ANDREWS AFB, MD 2076 -7001	
TO:	
SAF/MRBR
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40 RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742			
AFHQ FORM 0-2077,JAN 00	(EF-V2)	Previous

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2015-00357	

GENERAL: The applicant requested to change the reason and authority for the discharge.

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 finds insufficient evidence of an inequity or impropriety that would warrant a change to the applicant’s discharge.

DISCUSSION:

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 no disciplinary actions. The member failed to complete undergraduate flight training.

The board completed a thorough review of the circumstances that led to the discharge and the discharge process to determine if the discharge met the pertinent standards of equity and propriety. A discharge is upgraded only if it is established that an inequity or impropriety took place at the time of discharge.

The applicant received an Honorable discharge for failure to complete a course of instruction. The applicant contends that he performed honorably in casual status after being removed from flight training, that he was impacted by force shaping, and that the discharge reason was inequitable. The applicant referenced a case reviewed by the Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records that resulted in changing the discharge reason to “Miscellaneous/General Reasons” for what the applicant claims was a similarly situated airman. The applicant also claims his Veteran’s Administration benefits are being negatively impacted by the reason for his discharge.

The DRB found no evidence of any formal force shaping policy in effect at the time that would have applied to the applicant. The applicant was treated similarly to other flight school students who did not complete training.

CONCLUSION: In view of the foregoing findings, the Board found no evidence to justify any change to the reason and authority for the discharge.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief