AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
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A94.S3	LNDU:NUMBER	A66.00	EXHIBITS SVBMnTED TO THE BOARD
1	ORDER APPOINTING THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVlEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTIFICATION
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
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TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

HEARINC DATE	CASE NUMBER

17 Jun 2016	FD-2015-00644
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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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r	INDORSDmNT	DATE: 01/Jl16
TO:	FROM:

SAF/MRBR

SECRETARY Of' THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEI.. COUNCI
AIR FORCE DISCHA.llCE REVJEW IOARD
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40	I COMMAND DR, l:EWINC, JRD f1.00R
RANDOLPH AFB, TX 78 I 50-4742	ANDREWS  AFB,MD  l0?62-7901

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

AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2015-00644	

GENERAL: The applicant appeals for upgrade of discharge characterization to Honorable, 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 .

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.

DISCUSSION: The applicant received a General discharge for Misconduct - Drug Abuse. 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 states that his discharge did not take into account the good things he did while in the Air Force. The DRB took note of the applicant's duty performance as documented by his performance reports, letters of recommendation and other accomplishments. The DRB recognized that the applicant had served six years before the discharge was initiated, but concluded that the applicant's misconduct outweighed the positive aspects of his time in the Air Force. The Board found no evidence to indicate that the applicant was unaware of the Air Force policy of zero tolerance to drug use. The Board concluded that the characterization of the applicant's service was appropriate due to the misconduct .

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, change to the reason for the discharge or the reenlistment code.

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 the discharge and determines the discharge should remain unchanged .

Attachment: Examiner's Brief