AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAME OF SERVJCE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)	GRADE
(b) (6)
TYPE HON	I	PERSONAL APPEARANC E	x	I	RECORD  REVIEW
COCNS£L	NAME OFCOUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION	ADDRISS AND OR ORCANll.ATION OF COUNSEL
YES	No
x
VOTE OFTHE BOARD
MEMBER   SITTING	HON	GEN	UOTHC	OTHER	DENY
(b) (6)	+	x
+	x
+	x
+	x
+	x
ISSUES	A93.23	INDEX NUMBER	A42.00	UlOBlTS SUBMTITED TO THE BOARD
1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

JfEAIUNG DATE	CASE NUMBER

11Aug 2016	FD-2015-00608
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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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+ - CHANGE REASON AND AUTHORITY TO SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY X -REENLISTMENT CODE
_(b) (6)	-

.INDORSEMENT	DATE: S12!12016
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SECR&TARY OFTJIE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISCHAJtGE REVIEW BOARD
550 C STREET WEST,SUITE 40	15.35 COMMAND DR, EE WING,JRD FLOOR
RANDOLPH AFB,TX 78150-4742	ANDREWS AFB, MD 20762-7001

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE  REVIEW  BOARD DECISIONAL  Rt\TIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2015-00608	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals to change the reason and authority for the discharge and to change the reenlistment code.

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.

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.

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

FINDING: After a review of the record , the Board voted to grant the relief of the requested change to the reason and authority for the discharge, but change in the reenlistment code is denied.

DISCUSSION: The applicant was discharged for Personality Disorder with service characterized as Honorable. 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 submitted no issues regarding the equity or propriety of his discharge. The applicant submits that he would like to reenlist in the United States Air National Guard or Reserves. The Board reviewed the entire record and found evidence of impropriety to warrant a change of reason and authority for the discharge. The Board found that the applicant 's discharge documents stated reason for discharge was based on his mental disorder in accordance with AFI 36-3208, paragraph 5.11.9. "Mental Disorder" and not 5.11.9. l . "Personality Disorder" as stated on the applicant's DD Form 214.

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 that there was impropriety in the applicant's separation documents. The reason and the authority for the discharge on the DD Form 214 does not  match the reason  for discharge from the applicant's commander. Additionally, the Board found evidence tojustify a change of reason and authority for the discharge, but deny the change to the reenlistment code.

CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was inconsistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and finds the applicant was not provided full administrative due process.

In view of the foregoing findings, the Board concludes that the overall quality of applicant's reason for the discharge is more accurately described as Secretarial Authority and the reenlistment  code unchanged under the provisions of Title J O, United States Code, Section 1553.	

Attachment: Examiner's Brief