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NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INJTlAL)	GRADE
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ISSUES	A94.53	INDEX NUMBER	A67.10	EXHIBITS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD
1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LEITER OF NOT!FICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIO!\AL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

20 Jul 2016	FD-2015-00561
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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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INDORSEMENT	DATE:   818f20fi"
TO:	FROM:

SAF/MRBR

StCRETARY OFTHE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
550 C STREET WEST,SUITE 40	ls.JS COMMAND DR. EE WING, JRD FLOOR
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742	ANDRtWS AFB, MD 20762-7001

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL  RATIONALE	CASE NUMllER

FD-2015-00561	

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.

Pursuant to 10 USC 1553 this board  included a member who is a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist, or a physician with training on mental health issues connected with post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury and/or special training on mental health disorders.

FINDING: The Board finds insufficient evidence of an inequity or impropriety that would warrant a change to the applicant's discharge.

DISCUSSION: 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 four Letters of Reprimand and three Letters of Counseling. Her misconduct included:  failing to complete tasks correctly; failing to perform a task in a timely manner; failing to report for duty on time; failing to ensure a vehicle inspection; failing to install an 0-ring on an F-15 wing pylon, which caused the mission to be aborted; failing to ensure a fire extinguisher was marked with a vehicle registration number and failing to meet minimum requirement to pass a fitness assessment.

The applicant claims that she was discharged without cause. She also claims that she was a good Airmen and was not given opportunities that others were afforded in her unit. She stated that she would like an upgrade in order to receive G.I. Bill benefits.

After a review of the records, the DRB found evidence that contradicts the applicant's claim of the discharge being without cause.  The Board opined that, through the administrative actions taken, the applicant had opportunities to change her behavior.  They found that the willful misconduct offset the positi ve aspects of the applicant's duty performance.  The Board reviewed the entire record and found no indication of impropriety or inequity to warrant an upgrade of the discharge.

The applicant also cited her desire to receive the G.I. Bill benefits as justification for upgrade. The Board is aware that the present service characterization renders her ineligible for these benefits; however, this is not a matter of inequity or impropriety which would warrant an upgrade.

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 and advice from the mental health specialist, the Board found no indication that any mental health issues had an impact on the applicant's misconduct or on his discharge. Additionally , 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