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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2015-00358	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge characterization 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.
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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: five Letters of Reprimand and one Letter of Counseling. His misconduct included: failing to report for duty at the time prescribed (2x); failing to report to a fitness assessment; driving a vehicle without having current vehicle registration and insurance; failing to report to mandatory uniform inspection; and failing to report to a scheduled mock fitness assessment.

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. The applicant received a General discharge for Misconduct - Pattern of misconduct. The applicant submitted no issues regarding the equity or propri_ety of his discharge. The applicant claims that he achieved many great things while in the Air Force and his misc.onduct was contributed by his financial troubles. The Board opined that, through the administrative actions taken, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his behavior. They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct offset the positive aspects of the applicant's duty performance.

A discharge is upgraded only if it is established 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 ofthe 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