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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

HEARING DATE	CASE NUMBER

24 Aug 2016	FD-2016-00034
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SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PERSONNEL COUNCIL AIR FORCE DISC»AJIGE IU:VIEW BOARD
550 C STREET WEST, SUITE 40	1535 COMMAND DR, EE WING, 3RD FLOOR
RANOOL PH AFB, TX 78150-4742	ANDREWSAFB,MD 20762-7001

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AIR FORCE DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARD DECISIONAL RATIONALE	CASE NUMBER

FD-2016-00034	

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 an Uncharacterized service characterization for Entry Level Separation. The Air Force DRB, 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. Inreviewing discharges, the Board presumes regularity in the conduct of goverrunental 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 clinical, medical and training records and did not include any derogatory data.

The applicant contends inequity and impropriety with his discharge.  He states the basis for his discharge is derived from not disclosing a previous medical condition (knee injury) during the enlistment process.  He also states that his reenlistment code prevents him from enlisting in the United States Army.

Upon review of the record, the Board was unable to find any documentation regarding the discharge.  The Board relies on the presumption of regularity  and finds the characterization, reason for discharge, and the reenlistment code were appropriate.

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