AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INI11AL)	GRADE
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ADDITTONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME Of PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL AJ'PEARANC E HEARING

HEARJNG DATE	CASlt NUMllltR

12 May 2016	FD-201S-00493
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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2015-00493	

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. FINDING: The Board denies the request to upgrade the discharge characterization.
The Board finds that neither the evidence ofrecord nor that provided by the applicant substantiates an inequity or impropriety that would justify a change of discharge.

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 regulari ty in the conduct of goverrunental 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 dischargeprocess to ensure the discharge met the pertinent standards of equity and propriety. The applicant's record of service included: one Article 15, one Vacation of Suspended Nonjudicial Punishment, nine Letters of Reprimand , and one Record of Individual Counseling. His misconduct included failing to go on multiple occasions, making a false official statement, sleeping on duty, failure to comply with rules and regulations, and being disrespectful to a noncommissioned officer.

The applicant contends the discharge was inequitable because it was too harsh. He claims that he never missed a full day of work and never lied about his whereabouts. He requests relief because he has had a difficult time putting his life back together with a General service characterization. The DRB opined that, through the administrative actions taken, the applicant had ample opportunities to change his negative behavior. The Board concluded that the negative aspects of the applicant's service outweighed the positive contributions he made in his Air Force career. The characterization of the discharge received by the applicant was found to be appropriate.

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.

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