AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD HEARING RECORD
NAME OF SERVICE MEMBER (LAST, FIRST MIDDLE INITIAL)	GRADE
(b) (6)
TYPE GEN	I	PERSONAL  APPEARAN CE	x	I	RECORD  REVIEW
COUNSEL	NAME or COUNSEL AND OR ORGANIZATION	ADDRESS AND OR ORGANIZATION OFCOUNSEL
YES	No
x
VOTE OFTHE BOARD
MEMBER  SITTING	HON	GEN	UOTHC	OTHER	DENY
(b) (6)	X*+

X*+ X*+
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ISSUES	A94.56	INDEX.  NUMBER	A67.10	EXHIBITS SUBMfITED TO THE BOARD
1	ORDER APPOINTlNG THE BOARD
2	APPLICATION FOR REVIEW OF DISCHARGE
3	LETTER OF NOTlFICA TION 	
4	BRIEF OF PERSONNEL FILE COUNSEL'S RELEASE TO THE BOARD
ADDITIONAL EXHIBITS SUBMITfED AT TIME OF PERSONAL  APPEARANCE
TAPE RECORDING OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE HEARING

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

17 Jun 2016	FD-2016-00024
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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.

* CHANGE RE CODE

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+ CHANGE REASON AND AUTHORITY TO SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY
-(b)  (6)	.......

INDORSEMENT	DATE:  7115/2016
TO:	FROM:

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SECRETARY OI'mEAIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL
AIR FORCE DISOIARGE REVIEW BOARD
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40	1!135 COMMAND DR. E£ WING, JRD t1.00R
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 RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2016-00024	

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: After a review of the record, the Board unanimously voted to grant the relief of the requested upgrade as discussed below.

DISCUSSION: The applicant was discharged for Misconduct - Minor Disciplinary Infractions with service characterized as Under Honorable Conditions (General). 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 two Letters of Reprimand and two Letters of Counseling. His misconduct included violating advanced transition period rules by driving a vehicle during the duty day, failing to check in with his Military Training Leader after being dismissed early from class, smoking during the duty day while in uniform, failing to be in the dorm room as required for curfew, failing to be on time for weekly GI party, failing to attend mandatory remedial training, and failing to stay awake in class on numerous occasions.

The applicant states that his discharge was improper and inequitable because the events which led to the classification of his discharge were inconsistent with the standards of discipline in the Air Force.  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 there is sufficient evidence to justify an upgrade of the discharge characterization, change to the reason for the discharge, and the reenlistment code.

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 the applicant's service is more accurately reflected by an Honorable discharge, the reason for the discharge is more accurately described as Secretarial Authority, and the reenlistment code changed to 3K under the provisions of Title 10, United States Code, Section 1553.

Attachment: Examiner's Brief