AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST',FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)	GRADE
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TYPE   GEN	x	I	PERSONAL  APPEARANCE	I	RECORD  REVIEW
COUNSEL	NAME OF COUNSEL ANO OR ORGANIZATION	ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OFCOUNSEL
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VOTEOF THE BOARD
MEMBER  SITTING	HON	GEN	UOTHC	OTHER	DENY
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ISSUES	A94.54	INDEX NUM BER	A67.05	EXHIBITS SUBMITTED 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

REARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

06 Oct 2016	FD-2015-00609
APPLICANT 'S ISSUE AND THE BOARD'S DECISIONAL RATIONALE ME l)ISCUSSED ON THE ATTACHED AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE.

Case heard in Washington, D.C.

Advise applicant of the decision of the Board and the right to submit an application to the AFBCMR.

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+ CHANGE REASON AND AUTHORITY TO PATTERN OF MISCO  DUCT
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INDORSEMENT	DATE:     l0/19'2016	....
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SAF/MRBR

SECRETARY OFTHE AIR FORCE PERSONNE L COUNCIL
AJR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40	I 535 COMMAND DR, EE WING. JRD FLOOR
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78150-4742	A, OREWS A fll, fO 20762- 7001

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2015-00609	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge characterization to Honorable and to change the reenlistment code.

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 stressdisorder or traumatic brain injury and/or special training on mental health disorders.

The applicant appeared and testified before the Discharge Review Board (DRB), without counsel, at Joint Base Andrews, MD, on October 06, 2016.

The following add itional exhibits were submitted at the hearing: Exhibit 5: Audio file

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. However, based upon the record , the Board finds the applicant's reason and authority for discharge incorrect.

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 one Letter of Reprimand and one Record of Individual Counseling. Her misconduct included being arrested by the police department for assault in the second degree and failing to follow instructions.

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 Wrongful Use of Controlled Substance. The applicant submitted no issues regarding the equity or propriety of her discharge. The applicant submits that she believes she deserves a second chance despite her misconduct so that she may serve her country in the Air Force Reserves. The Board opined that, through the administrative actions taken, the applicant had ample opportunities to change her behavior. They found the seriousness of the willful misconduct offset the positive aspects of the applicant's duty performance. The Board reviewed the entire record and found no evidence of impropriety or inequity to warrant an upgrade of the discharge.

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. However, the Board did find evidence that show an error in the applicant 's record. The applicant 's record stated that the reason for discharge was for Pattern of Misconduct and not Wrongful Use of Controlled Substance.	

CONCLUSION: The Discharge Review Board concludes that the discharge was consistent with the procedural and substantive requirements of the discharge regulation and was within the discretion of the discharge authority and the applicant was provided full administrative due process.

However, 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 Pattern of Misconduct under the provisions of 10 USC §1553.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief